November 20, 2009
Why they carry guns in Alaska
Friends,
Have I got a story for you guys!
King season is over, and since I had a day off before silvers starts, I thought I would go for a walk! This occured at 11:16 am this morning (Sunday), just 2/10 of a mile from my house, ON OUR ROAD while walking my dogs (trying to get in shape for hunting season, ironically!) for the record, this is a residential area-not back in the woods, no bow hunting, no stealth occurring...
A heard a twig snap, and looked back...full on charge - a huge brownie, ears back, head low and motorin' full speed! Came with zero warning: no woof, no popping of the teeth, no standing up, nothing like what you think or see on TV! It charged from less than 20 yards and was on me in about one-second! Totally surreal - I just started shooting in the general direction, and praise God that my second shot (or was it my third?) rolled him at 5 feet and he skidded to a stop 10 feet BEYOND where I was shooting from - I actually sidestepped him and fell over backwards on the last shot, and his momentum carried him to a stop past where I fired my first shot!
It was a prehistoric old boar - no teeth, no fat - weighed bewteen 900-1000 lbs and took five men to DRAG it on a tilt-a-bed trailer! Big bear - its paws measured out at about a 9 1/2 footer!
Never-ever-thought "it" would happen to me! It's always some other smuck. Right?
Well, no bull - I am still high on adrenaline, with my gut in a knot.
Feels like I did 10000 crunches without stopping! Almost puked for an hour after, had the burps and couldn't even stand up as the troopers conducted their investigation! Totally wiped me out - can't even put that feeling into words, by far the most emotion I have ever felt at once!
No doubt that God was with me, as I brought my Ruger .454 Casull (and some hot "350" grain solids) just for the heck of it, and managed to draw and snap shoot (pointed, never evem aimed!) from the hip! Total luck shot!
All I can say is Praise God for my safety and for choosing to leave the wife and kids at home on this walk! Got a charter tomorrow, so gonna TRY to get some sleep now!
Talk to ya soon, - Greg
Greg & Sherri
Soldotna , AK 99669
Just outside Soldotna, Alaska (Sarah Palin country)
posted by Jessica Sanchez on 11/20/2009 7:16:46 AM
