we see them all time if they usually go the other direction with the sound Cubs
the other direction with the sound Cubs
the other direction with the sound Cubs it’s a whole different category and when
it’s a whole different category and when
it’s a whole different category and when she saw me she just basically said
she saw me she just basically said
she saw me she just basically said you’re next
I was irrigating my ranch and I have
I was irrigating my ranch and I have been doing this at that particular time
been doing this at that particular time
been doing this at that particular time for 50 years every morning I get up
for 50 years every morning I get up
for 50 years every morning I get up early and take off with my shovel my dog
early and take off with my shovel my dog
early and take off with my shovel my dog and I normally carry bear spray when I
and I normally carry bear spray when I
and I normally carry bear spray when I go hiking out in the hills which I do a
go hiking out in the hills which I do a
go hiking out in the hills which I do a lot but I was irrigating well June 20th
lot but I was irrigating well June 20th
lot but I was irrigating well June 20th 2013 and as I was doing that I heard my
2013 and as I was doing that I heard my
2013 and as I was doing that I heard my dog in a terrible fight just literally
dog in a terrible fight just literally
dog in a terrible fight just literally screaming and without thinking I rushed
screaming and without thinking I rushed
screaming and without thinking I rushed around the corner 25 yards away was a
around the corner 25 yards away was a
around the corner 25 yards away was a sow with two little cubs within two and
sow with two little cubs within two and
sow with two little cubs within two and a half seconds she was on me I swung at
a half seconds she was on me I swung at
a half seconds she was on me I swung at it with shovel and hit her but it didn’t
it with shovel and hit her but it didn’t
it with shovel and hit her but it didn’t dissuade her and she reached up and
dissuade her and she reached up and
dissuade her and she reached up and basically removed the center of my face
basically removed the center of my face
basically removed the center of my face then we went down on the ground and she
then we went down on the ground and she
then we went down on the ground and she grabbed my left knee and drugged me
grabbed my left knee and drugged me
grabbed my left knee and drugged me about 20 feet she just worked me over
about 20 feet she just worked me over
about 20 feet she just worked me over for seemed like long enough but it was
for seemed like long enough but it was
for seemed like long enough but it was probably like twenty or thirty seconds
probably like twenty or thirty seconds
probably like twenty or thirty seconds and then she took off
I was trying to get my cell phone to
I was trying to get my cell phone to work and as I was doing that I could
work and as I was doing that I could
work and as I was doing that I could hear her coming back because she had
hear her coming back because she had
hear her coming back because she had inadvertently charged off the wrong way
inadvertently charged off the wrong way
inadvertently charged off the wrong way and left her Cubs back behind me so she
and left her Cubs back behind me so she
and left her Cubs back behind me so she came tearing down the hill again I could
came tearing down the hill again I could
came tearing down the hill again I could hear her huffing and puffing and she
hear her huffing and puffing and she
hear her huffing and puffing and she tied in to me again but I was really
tied in to me again but I was really
tied in to me again but I was really prepared that time and that time she
prepared that time and that time she
prepared that time and that time she just kind of bit my scalp and tried to
just kind of bit my scalp and tried to
just kind of bit my scalp and tried to claw through my back and then and she
claw through my back and then and she
claw through my back and then and she left
I laid there for a few more seconds and
I laid there for a few more seconds and then I decided to better change
then I decided to better change
then I decided to better change locations so I got up and walked home
locations so I got up and walked home
locations so I got up and walked home we met the ambulance and then that was
we met the ambulance and then that was
we met the ambulance and then that was it I didn’t remember anything else till
it I didn’t remember anything else till
it I didn’t remember anything else till I woke up in Denver I was in Denver in
I woke up in Denver I was in Denver in
I woke up in Denver I was in Denver in intensive care for two weeks I was
intensive care for two weeks I was
intensive care for two weeks I was really disappointed that I had set this
really disappointed that I had set this
really disappointed that I had set this up you know because it was totally on me
up you know because it was totally on me
up you know because it was totally on me I should have read the signs I should
I should have read the signs I should
I should have read the signs I should have you know instead of just rushing
have you know instead of just rushing
have you know instead of just rushing into it really wasn’t the Bears fault he
into it really wasn’t the Bears fault he
into it really wasn’t the Bears fault he wasn’t doing anything but what any good
wasn’t doing anything but what any good
wasn’t doing anything but what any good mother would do so it’s in grizzly
mother would do so it’s in grizzly
mother would do so it’s in grizzly habitat there’s no question about it and
habitat there’s no question about it and
habitat there’s no question about it and I’ve known that for years
I’ve known that for years
I’ve known that for years it’s like blizzards and weeds now
it’s like blizzards and weeds now
it’s like blizzards and weeds now predators are a fact it’s not going to
predators are a fact it’s not going to
predators are a fact it’s not going to go away you got to take it more
go away you got to take it more
go away you got to take it more seriously
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