Check this out. I've met the guy, Ron, that got mauled in the pictures.
He's the brother in-law of some good friends in Oregon. I've never
Ron's dad--but In a pinch I'd love to have him backing me up. There's a
pretty good story that goes along with the pictures as well.
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:54:33 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Bear Photos from Ron's attack
Hello to all!
Many of you know that my brother-in-law(Bridgett's husband), Ron, was
attacked by a grizzly bear last weekend in Wyoming, while bow hunting
elk with his dad.
Ron amazing came through with non life threatening injuries.
Ron, who is an experienced hunter and used to be a guide, was calling an
elk for his dad, who was down hill 40 yards. The elk suddenly spooked
and then Ron heard a noise behind him. He turned around and a grizzly
was 15 feet behind him. He tried to shoo it away but it proceeded
toward him. He went behind a tree and the bear kept coming, so he took
off on his "death run" down hill towards his dad. With the grizzly just
feet behind his son, and running full speed, Ron's dad shot one arrow.
Ron saw the arrow fly by his leg, unsure of whether it hit the bear, and
within a few more steps, Ron was on his back with the grizzly on top of
him. With is arms shielding his head, Ron kicked and punched the bear
with all he had. Ron said it all went to fast and he was so full of
adrenaline, he could not feel any pain at the time of the attack. When
the bear continued to attack, Ron's dad, could see that the bear was
bleeding badly from the arrow, and he went over and started beating on
the bear with his bow(You can not carry guns during bow hunting, so he
had nothing to shoot it). The bear continued to attack Ron, biting
clear through his left hand and glove, and down to the bone of his right
arm just below the elbow. Then the bear, stopped, looking at Ron's dad,
walked away several yards, and rolled over dead.
The bear was autopsied and showed that it was well over 500 lbs(the
grizzlies in that area average 350lbs) and 11 years old(which is in it's
prime). Following the path of the arrow, the autopsy showed that the
arrow went in, hit a main artery, then bent, and hit the heart!
A one in a thousand shot they said.
Another important fact to mention and that gave me chills is that Ron's
dad had had surgery on his arm, because he had injured his arm and was
not even able to pull the bow last season. This was to be his big hunt,
and before the day of the attack, he had already missed two elk that
were standing still. The morning of the attack, Ron's dad(also named
Ron), prayed "God please guide my arrow today".
Little did Ron Sr. and Ron know how God would guide his arrow that day!
Amazing story I just had to share!
