Raised on a ranch in Montana, I was 14 and riding my Morgan horse, Sparky, out looking for cattle that had wandered off. I caught a smell of something dead so I headed across this mountain meadow in the direction of the smell. I got about 1/2 through the meadow and saw a dead cow and started riding up to it. When I got about 40 feet away this huge Grizzly appeared from inside the big cow. He was covered in gore and maggots and stood on his hind legs and huffed at me. Me and my horse both freaked the fuck out and did a quick 180 and galloped back to the ranch! That bear was FULL GROWN and I will never forget that huff/bark he did while standing and looking straight into my eyes.
We wrote that cow off and let the bear and coyotes finish eating the carcass. I took the skull away about a year later but to this day there are still bones from that cow in that meadow, which is often grazed by the herd.
Raised on a ranch in Montana, I was 14 and riding my Morgan horse, Sparky, out looking for cattle that had wandered off. I caught a smell of something dead so I headed across this mountain meadow in the direction of the smell. I got about 1/2 through the meadow and saw a dead cow and started riding up to it. When I got about 40 feet away this huge Grizzly appeared from inside the big cow. He was covered in gore and maggots and stood on his hind legs and huffed at me. Me and my horse both freaked the fuck out and did a quick 180 and galloped back to the ranch! That bear was FULL GROWN and I will never forget that huff/bark he did while standing and looking straight into my eyes.
We wrote that cow off and let the bear and coyotes finish eating the carcass. I took the skull away about a year later but to this day there are still bones from that cow in that meadow, which is often grazed by the herd.
Dude gave zero details 12 minutes wasted.
A picknick in bear country next to an elk carcass & marked by bear scat. What could possibly go wrong?
I love how when describing the size, he says "bear"
Mesmerised for the 4th time tonight, I'm late to the party but, this is riveting!