Alaska is just an incredible place. Equal parts stunningly beautiful and dangerously harsh, it will leave you in awe, and completely humble you at the very same time.
A sportsmen’s paradise, some of the best hunting and fishing in the world happens in Alaska, but make no mistake, it’s not easy. Battling temperatures and terrain, not to mention other wild animals, it’s not for the faint of heart. And these bowhunters found that out the hard way when they rafted into bear country and stumbled upon a few cubs playing along the bank.
The next question is… where is mama bear? Well, they found her in a HURRY.
The sow comes flying out of the brush in a matter of seconds and comes within feet of the raft before the guide can blast a warning shot into the water in front of the bear. Luckily for the hunters, the shot was enough to send her back in the other direction.
Fred Eichler of Easton Bowhunting TV detailed the encounter in the boat, revealing that the gun actually jammed following the warning shot, meaning that if that shot didn’t work to scare off the sow, it would’ve been bad news for the guide.