Stick your arm down his throat, lol. Probably saved him a lot of pain
Dellwo was walking up a creek bed, hoping to drive a herd of elk to a ridge where his brother was waiting.
He was only 3 feet from the bear when he noticed it. He said the grizzly had been sleeping and didn't see him coming, possibly because of the snow, rain, and 30- to 40-mph winds.
Dellwo said he had time only to take a few steps back before the bear knocked him off his feet and bit his head.
"He let go, but he was still on top of me roaring the loudest roar I have ever heard," Dellwo said.
The bear then bit Dellwo's leg and shook him, tossing him in the air. As the bear came at the man again, Dellwo recalled a story he read in a magazine.
"I remembered an article that my grandmother gave me a long time ago that said large animals have bad gag reflexes," he said. "So I shoved my right arm down his throat."
The advice worked, and the bear left.
Dellwo rejoined his brother, who drove him to a hospital. Dellwo received stitches and staples in his head, some on his face, a swollen eye and deep puncture wounds on his leg.
"I want everyone to know that it wasn't the bear's fault," Dellwo said. "He was as scared as I was."
He was only 3 feet from the bear when he noticed it. He said the grizzly had been sleeping and didn't see him coming, possibly because of the snow, rain, and 30- to 40-mph winds.
Dellwo said he had time only to take a few steps back before the bear knocked him off his feet and bit his head.
"He let go, but he was still on top of me roaring the loudest roar I have ever heard," Dellwo said.
The bear then bit Dellwo's leg and shook him, tossing him in the air. As the bear came at the man again, Dellwo recalled a story he read in a magazine.
"I remembered an article that my grandmother gave me a long time ago that said large animals have bad gag reflexes," he said. "So I shoved my right arm down his throat."
The advice worked, and the bear left.
Dellwo rejoined his brother, who drove him to a hospital. Dellwo received stitches and staples in his head, some on his face, a swollen eye and deep puncture wounds on his leg.
"I want everyone to know that it wasn't the bear's fault," Dellwo said. "He was as scared as I was."
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