Wow!!! I don't think that I would have shot in the water though.

Either, the (who I assume to be) the guide, had a lot of balls, or he has been in that situation before and knew it would be effective. I think both came into play.

Wow. That was insane...

It may have been a good thing though that he didn't shot the bear....it may have angered the bear even more and then the bear may have followed through with the attack. By shooting into the water, it just scared the bear away. I would have definitely needed to change my pants after that if I was in that boat!

Holy Crap!

Thats incredible. Don't think I would be carrying a revolver out there either, need a semi.

my thoughts exactly!!

WOW...that is intense....and some amazing video footage they have..

I think the reasoning for shooting into the water was to scare the bear enough to stop its charge.. the loud noise accompanied by the people in the boat pry were enough to stop the bear.. think of the flipside, if he would have shot the bear, that bear would not have instantly dropped, and now the bear is in survival mode and will fight to its death.. The smart choice was probably to scare it away, not shoot it and piss it off even more..

I saw that show and afterwards the guide said he was glad she turned after he shot in the water because he really didn't want to shoot her. There were 2 or 3 cubs with her which is why she charged. He was an experienced guide and if he would have shot her I do not think she would have lived. The gun he had was specifically for this reason so I am sure, in his hands, it would have been effective.

I think i would have soiled my drawers...
I had a black bear sow charge me once like that w/ her cubs treed... not very pleasant.
Lucky they got off that easy!