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<blockquote data-quote="mnshortdraw" data-source="post: 2893546" data-attributes="member: 62263"><p>Late September of 2017 a friend of mine was asking for a transition snowshoe hare for a taxidermy mount so I took to my favorite river bottom to see if they were changing color yet. I knew there was a lot of bear activity because the salmon run was winding down here in Kodiak so I grabbed my camera instead of my 22 in case of a good photo op. About 1/2 mile in I see a sow laid out on a gravel bar sleeping with two yearling cubs playing around eating salmon carcasses. I duck down on the high bank and start snapping photos. They're pretty occupied twirling fish around and wrestling and I'm a solid 50 yards away so I'm feeling pretty confident. This particular sow and cubs had fished right past me a few times earlier in the season and she was pretty known for being pretty relaxed. After a couple of minutes one of them must have seen me and got curious as to what I was and starts walking towards me. At that moment I knew I had a problem. Momma was still fast asleep and as the little guy got closer I was quickly trying to decide what to do. He got to about 20 yards and I quietly stood up and waved my hands hoping he'd turn back. Well, he let out a noise I'd never heard a bear make and stood up and the sow instantly sprung up. I'm still standing with one arm up and a big DSLR and lens in my other hand and now momma is heading my way like a freight train while the cub is running back and I'm starting go back up.</p><p>You know how they say not to run from a bear charge? Well, she was up the high bank and on me in seconds. I jumped down into the water, ran across the thigh high creek and when I looked back all I saw was a sow's open mouth, claws, and a curtain of water. As soon as my feet hit dry ground I turned upstream and one more look back I was relieved to see she had turned downstream to gather her cubs. That experience shook me to the core and I made it home absolutely high on adrenaline. I have had hundreds of bear experiences here over the years and this was the only time I genuinely felt I was about to die from one. Lessons were learned. Here are a couple of photos from right before the incident. You can see a bit of the sow on the left sleeping.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnshortdraw, post: 2893546, member: 62263"] Late September of 2017 a friend of mine was asking for a transition snowshoe hare for a taxidermy mount so I took to my favorite river bottom to see if they were changing color yet. I knew there was a lot of bear activity because the salmon run was winding down here in Kodiak so I grabbed my camera instead of my 22 in case of a good photo op. About 1/2 mile in I see a sow laid out on a gravel bar sleeping with two yearling cubs playing around eating salmon carcasses. I duck down on the high bank and start snapping photos. They’re pretty occupied twirling fish around and wrestling and I’m a solid 50 yards away so I’m feeling pretty confident. This particular sow and cubs had fished right past me a few times earlier in the season and she was pretty known for being pretty relaxed. After a couple of minutes one of them must have seen me and got curious as to what I was and starts walking towards me. At that moment I knew I had a problem. Momma was still fast asleep and as the little guy got closer I was quickly trying to decide what to do. He got to about 20 yards and I quietly stood up and waved my hands hoping he’d turn back. Well, he let out a noise I’d never heard a bear make and stood up and the sow instantly sprung up. I’m still standing with one arm up and a big DSLR and lens in my other hand and now momma is heading my way like a freight train while the cub is running back and I’m starting go back up. You know how they say not to run from a bear charge? Well, she was up the high bank and on me in seconds. I jumped down into the water, ran across the thigh high creek and when I looked back all I saw was a sow’s open mouth, claws, and a curtain of water. As soon as my feet hit dry ground I turned upstream and one more look back I was relieved to see she had turned downstream to gather her cubs. That experience shook me to the core and I made it home absolutely high on adrenaline. I have had hundreds of bear experiences here over the years and this was the only time I genuinely felt I was about to die from one. Lessons were learned. Here are a couple of photos from right before the incident. You can see a bit of the sow on the left sleeping. [/QUOTE]
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