RE: Grizzly Bears
 

Blain:
You need reading glasses my friend...let me isolate Capstick''s line about buck shot on griz for you:

"I am firm in my knowledge that if the first time I've seen the Griz and he's coming hard is at ten yard well boys games up because he's already got you it's to late. They just move to damn fast."

To anyone reading this, it is clear that Cap is saying that buckshot will not work on griz at 10 yards! Their too damn fast.

How you manage to misinterpret a quote as straight forward as this is beyond me, but I would say that it might be a good indicator of your general blindness on the subject.

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Edited by - Thaninator on 01/24/2002 14:14:47

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

How you manage to misinterpret this quote is hard for me to understand too.

&quot;&quot;At ten yards I would take on any animal on earth with it (buckshot) except Asian and African Buffalo, Rhino and Elephant&quot;

Do you know what ANY means? Means hippos, lions, bears, moose, all of that.

From Squirrel to Elephant, the Shotgun is your gun.

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

Blain:
I did not miss that quote, but does this mean that we should ignore the much more specific quote where he was very forceful in mentioning buckshot <u>NOT</u> working on grizzly bears?

In the quote you mention, Cap did generalize (yet did not mention bear specifically), but then he swiftly back pedaled to be more specific about grizzly bears, and how he would <u>NOT</u> use buck shot on them.

Again, in case you've found your glasses...: &quot;I am firm in my knowledge that if the first time I've seen the Griz and he's coming hard is at ten yard well boys games up because he's already got you it's to late. They just move to damn fast.&quot;

In light of the ambiguity of his first quote, and the specificity of his second, I cannot see how anybody could possibly think that Cap was suggesting using buck shot on bear.

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RE: Grizzly Bears
 

Thane, did you ever hear the saying about beating your thumb with a hammer? It feels good when you quit.:)

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

BIG COUNTRY!!!


Well T, I AM going to use buckshot and not just against grizzlies, but against Coastal Brownies as well. I'll show you all the power and the glory!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Squirrel to Elephant, the Shotgun is your gun.

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

BLAIN!!! Can`t wait to see the video. Please allow me the honor of purchasing your first copy! Will you be staying with Thaninator?

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

wow! is this thread really still going. tussey mountain hunter, did you get all that? hope this all helped out. THANE, hi.been layin low latley. lots of other stuff keepin me busy. did finally make it back to fletchers this week after nearly 2 wks. of not shootin. I,ll dig out my &quot;my name is&quot; sign. if you get there when I'm there I usually have my little boy shootin with me. BLAIN; one question, have you found a guide that will aloow you off the airplane with a shotgun in kodiak? lamar.

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

Big Country:
LOL...yah, I know, it's just the teacher in me keeps thinking he can get through to the young'un with the willful disposition :)

I'd like to encourage you to become a primary beneficiary of Blain's will. He may not be around long enough to shoot you a copy of the video.

Saw the most peculiar thing in Kodiak, the other day. It was a huge pile of bear scat. Funny thing about it was there were these metallic shards embedded in it. Upon closer examination, I found that they were remnants from a shotgun...worse still, I found a bunch of large, BB like, objects, and some plastic casings in there.

And the most peculiar thing of all was a complete set of human teeth...kinda set in a permanent grimace, as though the person had been scared to death! <img src=icon_smile_dead.gif border=0 align=middle>

Lamar:
I don't remember if I've given you my phone number...if not, just e-mail me, and I'll send it to you. Next time you get the urge to go shooting, just give me a call, and I'll try to hook up with you.

Looking forward to meeting you and your son.

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RE: Grizzly Bears
 

Blain, you sure do brighten up our day with the thought of you coming face to face with a bear with your shotgun.( The smell in the air and the pile on the ground will not be from the bear). My brother in law is in insurance and wants to split the cost of a policy on you with me. All we need is some specifics from you. Who did you find to be the camera man, maybe 2 insurance policies would be better.Keep up the great articles, we need the excitement.

Hunt smart, hunt safe

RE: Grizzly Bears
 

I will voluntere to be the camera man but Thaninator has to take shotgun for me .
op's wrong term
Thaninator has to watch my back .

Mike