Near Elk river in BC, Victim apparently carried adequate bear spray and iced the offender. One report I saw claimed they were hunting Black Bear with dogs, legal in BC and met the unfriendly cousin.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-man-...order-rcmp-1.6891696

Shit happens and of course bureaucrats are already lining things up how to charge him with crime

If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

lol! Great post.

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

best post ever. thank you Bill. i will shoot this week end the rifle you fitted for our mutual friend here Ted and now my wife rifle in 9.3x57 ...

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

Shock collars go a long ways in discouraging chasing of unwanted game.

But then I do not have a dogs nose to know if a G bear smells enough different then a Black bear.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

Shock collars go a long ways in discouraging chasing of unwanted game.

But then I do not have a dogs nose to know if a G bear smells enough different then a Black bear.

If you see bear bells and smell pepper spray, it's a Grizz. I know, old joke.

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

hunters cant even follow the regulations the book shows whats a legal elk moose sheep etc but they keep shooting illegal ones.
As for this bear indecent another thing against hunting with dogs which many are all ready against in B.C.

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Originally posted by sage:

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Originally posted by Bill Leeper:
If hunting bears with dogs, in the Elk Valley.one is just as likely to end up on a grizzly as a black. I know, I have not been able to teach my dog the difference. I've shown her the pictures in the game regulations and read the description to her numerous times, but she just doesn't get it. Bill

hunters cant even follow the regulations the book shows whats a legal elk moose sheep etc but they keep shooting illegal ones.
As for this bear indecent another thing against hunting with dogs which many are all ready against in B.C.

Hunting with dogs is not allowed in Alberta, even though there is a push for it.

when you are hunting with dogs it can be as well just for small game and than can create as well easyly a situation where the dog will bring to you an unwanted bear to you ...

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Originally posted by medved:
when you are hunting with dogs it can be as well just for small game and than can create as well easyly a situation where the dog will bring to you an unwanted bear to you ...

^^^

Medved brings up a good point, dogs running back to the owner with a bear hot on their tail is a common cause of bear altercations. I have had it happen to me a couple of times over the years. Heck ladies out walking their little lapdog have this happen.

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Originally posted by Skyline:

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Originally posted by medved:
when you are hunting with dogs it can be as well just for small game and than can create as well easyly a situation where the dog will bring to you an unwanted bear to you ...

^^^

Medved brings up a good point, dogs running back to the owner with a bear hot on their tail is a common cause of bear altercations. I have had it happen to me a couple of times over the years. Heck ladies out walking their little lapdog have this happen.

look Kelly what happened few weeks ago in haines junction ...

a dog breaks loose and now 3 bears down. the lady was very lucky.

https://www.ckrw.com/2024/07/0...s-junction-resident/

Conservation officers kill three bears following grizzly bear attack on Haines Junction resident



Whitehorse, YT – Conservation officers are searching for the fourth bear after euthanizing three others involved in the mauling of a Haines Junction resident on Sunday night.

At around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30th, conservation officers responded to a report of a serious bear incident on the Trans Canada Trail connecting Pine Lake to Haines Junction.

A Haines Junction resident was jogging with their dog on a leash when they encountered a group of grizzly bears. The dog broke free, while the individual tried to create space between themselves and the bears, which triggered a defensive reaction.

The bear attacked the individual resulting in significant injuries requiring medical attention. Yukon Conservation Officer Services also believe the dog may have caused the bear to break off the attack giving the individual a chance to retreat and call for help.

The individual is still recovering in hospital.

A conservation officer euthanized one bear at the exact location of the attack and later received information that multiple bears were involved. The Pine Lake Campground was then closed for public safety.

Three additional bears matched the description of the ones involved and two were euthanized. Officers now monitor the area using helicopters and drones to locate the fourth bear.

DNA samples from the bears will be sent to a lab in Alberta to help identify the bear that attacked the person. Testing will also help confirm the group dynamic between the bears including whether they are related.

Yukon Conservation Officer Services thanked those who cooperated with their response and the investigation remains ongoing.

We camped at Kluane lake last week, Grizzlies are a regular feature there and tenters are required to camp in an electric wire enclosure. An oriental lady came running towards us, pointing down the trail, Grizzly, Grizzly, little one.

that campground is the best in the fall when it is berry time: you have grizzlies everywhere feeding on them and that can be really interesting ...

I camped in a tent on Upper Togiak Lake on September my brown bear hunt. The lake was so full of salmon I didn't worry much even though we could hear the bears splashing at night 30 feet from out tent. No way I would've camped there in the spring when the bears were hungry, ornery and horny lol.