Spurred by the efforts of Fish and Game wildlife technician Larry Lewis of Soldotna, {Alaska], the use of Tasers on large animals is beginning to gain currency among wildlife managers across the U.S. -- and even overseas.This may be the best use for them. The animals are more wary of people and it is certainly more humane than shooting them with a 300 grain lead flat nose round from a heavy .45 revolver.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
As Yogi Bear Said to Ranger Smith: "Don't Tase Me, Bro!"
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Not to mention that even a 300 grain lead flat nose round from a heavy .45 revolver might not stop a grizzly before he stops you. Grizzlies have a lot of blubber protecting their vital organs, and a thick sloped skull that tends to deflect bullets, and are *fast*. People who hunt grizzlies for sport generally use high-powered rifles (not your every-day .30-06 or 30-30) to take'em down from a fair distance away, there's a *reason* why there is no such thing as sport hunting for grizzlies with a handgun -- it's closely akin to suicide.
Regarding tasering a grizzly, if he's coming at you and a taser is what you have, I can't see that it's any worse than the alternative, which is to be grizzly chow. But I'd still prefer to have a large caliber handgun or, preferably, to be 100 miles away (heh!). Bears -- especially grizzly bears -- ain't critters to toy with.
- Badtux the Bearly Penguin
Here's an example of hunting an Alaska grizzly with .500 handguns. They fired 10 rounds from .500 revolvers into the bear, and eventually it took two rounds from a 45/70 rifle to bring it down.
I fully expect that some hiker is going to come across a researcher gutted in the middle of a trail with a taser crammed up his ass.
- Badtux the Bear Penguin
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