Mama Grizzly vs Caribou

[JG55]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdTdp7Ep6AM&feature=player_embedded

[Guest db99wj]

Damn. That caribou was bigger and and quite possibly stronger(in regards to how he just picked her up off the ground with the strength of his neck), but that bear knows how to fight and fight well.

[Guest mustangdave]

Once the caribou was down it was all but over

[xRUSTYx]

Once the caribou was down it was all but over

+1

[Guest Jamie]

And people talk about shooting at those things with handguns...

[E4 No More]

Ok, I'm not a hunter but that Caribou had to be either sick or stupid. It had plenty of time to run away, but it was standing its ground.

[Warbird]

Who knows what we didn't see and why he didn't think he could run. Bou aren't exactly smart anyhow. You match a bear, very tough, against a caribou, not very tough, and you usually get the same result.

[JG55]

I kinda thought this was a metphor for sarah palin vs the caribou on tlc. In case no one saw it. she missed alot before she switched rifles and then nailed it. But the whole time the caribou just wandered back and forth until the final shot took him down. Kinda like the above video..

HAs anybody figured out how Davy Crockett killed his bear ?

Edited December 9, 2010 by JG55

[Chief07]

Wow, raw power nature.

[Guest drv2fst]

I think someone from PETA should have tried to break up that fight (with their bare hands). Clearly that mean ole bear was picking on that Caribou who was just minding his own business there by the stream. Maybe they should lobby for a law against bears attacking Caribou. Or better yet, bears should not even be allowed to carry claws. Those things are dangerous.

[Links2k]

I kinda thought this was a metphor for sarah palin vs the caribou on tlc. In case no one saw it. she missed alot before she switched rifles and then nailed it. But the whole time the caribou just wandered back and forth until the final shot took him down. Kinda like the above video..

HAs anybody figured out how Davy Crockett killed his bear ?

That's what I was thinking when I saw this on sunday night. She missed high about four times and the animal never moves. It must be sick or very dumb.

[Punisher84]

That kinda reminds me of the fight between Patrick Swayze and the "tough bad guy" in Roadhouse for some reason lol Once they got in the water I was like "Get him Dalton!"

[daddyo]

Ok, I'm not a hunter but that Caribou had to be either sick or stupid. It had plenty of time to run away, but it was standing its ground.

All animals are "dumb". They are controlled by their instincts as they do not have the ability to reason.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

The old grizzly mom got beat up enough that I bet she was sore for a few days? Unless bears are just made out of entirely different stuff than most animals? She definitely worked for that meal. I've seen the dawgs get excited and do surprisingly athletic feats but then limp around for a few days afterwards.

I'm dumb about wild animal habits. Would a run have had odds of saving the caribou? Bears run pretty fast.

The caribou's defense is straight to its front. If caribou have the ability and instinct to kick like horses, then perhaps also straight to the rear? Once the bear gets latched on anywhere on the flanks, then it is pretty much game over?

Saw a documentary of a wolf pack stalking a moose through snowy woods. They chased the moose for maybe a day or more. Every time the moose would stop, they would close in and make him run again. The wolves would take turns jumping up on his hind quarters and hanging on for the ride with their teeth. A day of chase with at least a couple of wolves hanging off its backside all the time. Finally the moose just collapsed from exhaustion, then the wolves started feasting with the moose still alive. PETA should definitely do something about that.

Edited December 9, 2010 by Lester Weevils

[JAB]

I see some folks talking about how dumb the caribou was. I'd say the caribou was as smart as some humans. After all, the caribou's mistakes were, as far as I can tell, pretty much the same as Timothy Treadwell's:

1. Being around hungry grizzlies without adequate defenses while at the same time

2. being made of food (meat.)

Following the bear into the river/stream where she could drown him simply by hanging on and weighing his head down to keep it under water wasn't the brightest idea, either. Had she latched on while they were on dry ground he might have shaken her but once she started forcing his nose under water he just got progressively weaker until the grizzly prevailed.

Edited December 9, 2010 by JAB

[Guest drv2fst]

All animals are "dumb". They are controlled by their instincts as they do not have the ability to reason.

I used to believe that people were different. But then I grew up.

[E4 No More]

All animals are "dumb". They are controlled by their instincts as they do not have the ability to reason.

Basal instincts are to flee, and the animal was not cornered particularly when it had crossed the water.

[daddyo]

Basal instincts are to flee, and the animal was not cornered particularly when it had crossed the water.

Fight or flight.

[E4 No More]

The old grizzly mom got beat up enough that I bet she was sore for a few days? Unless bears are just made out of entirely different stuff than most animals? She definitely worked for that meal. I've seen the dawgs get excited and do surprisingly athletic feats but then limp around for a few days afterwards.

I'm dumb about wild animal habits. Would a run have had odds of saving the caribou? Bears run pretty fast.

The caribou's defense is straight to its front. If caribou have the ability and instinct to kick like horses, then perhaps also straight to the rear? Once the bear gets latched on anywhere on the flanks, then it is pretty much game over?

Saw a documentary of a wolf pack stalking a moose through snowy woods. They chased the moose for maybe a day or more. Every time the moose would stop, they would close in and make him run again. The wolves would take turns jumping up on his hind quarters and hanging on for the ride with their teeth. A day of chase with at least a couple of wolves hanging off its backside all the time. Finally the moose just collapsed from exhaustion, then the wolves started feasting with the moose still alive. PETA should definitely do something about that.

Bears aren't exactly cheetahs either, but if you notice she was concerned with where her cubs were. I doubt she'd have gone too far from them.

[E4 No More]

Fight or flight.

Hence the "not cornered" part of my statement. Once that caribou had distance between him and the bear one would think flight would have won the day...unless it was sick.

[JG55]

I don't understand why the Caribou kept confronting the bear and staying in a confrontational mode instead of running off . Anyone know if caribou are normally fighters, I would of thought they are runners..

[vontar]

I knew it would not turn out well for the caribou when stayed to fight instead of escape when it could. I figured the bear picked a fight it knew it had a good odds at winning.

[Guest db99wj]

Actually when I first started watching, thought the Caribou was going to win, and use the bear as an ornament for his gigantic rack.

[vontar]

And people talk about shooting at those things with handguns...

I would rather have a hand gun instead of just a knife.

Man kills Grizzly Bear with Knife

http://outdoornewsdaily.com/index.php/archives/546

However, I would rather just stay clear of the bears all together.

[raydog1]

Actually when I first started watching, thought the Caribou was going to win, and use the bear as an ornament for his gigantic rack.

I was thinking the same thing. Just goes to show you, going up against any animal that is designed from head to toe for death & destruction is a losing proposition. No matter how big your rack is!

And I have to wonder if the bear actually intended to drown its victim. If so, I have a whole new respect (and fear) for bears.

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