A Hawks effectiveness as a hunters self defense

[Ron LaClair]

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a good hatchet or hawk. This skull is of a very large black bear that was found some years back in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It appears the bear was given a good blow to the skull with a hatchet or hawk about the size of the one in the picture. I'd sure like to know the whole story, wouldn't you?

   

[Big Ed]

Very cool to only imagine what had happened!

[Wannabe1]

That would definitely be a very interesting story! Not to mention hairy!  

[NormanDale33]

Wow! If only we could know what happened. That is really neat.

[Bladepeek]

Makes you wonder who succumbed first to his injuries; the bear or the guy swinging the hawk. There sure is an untold story there.

[Flying Dutchman]

I think this story will be a "no-brainer"    

[Ron LaClair]

It's a good Hawk and kilt the bar that kilt me  

[Flying Dutchman]

Makes me think of the origine of the Ka-bar name....

[magnus]

Nice Jerimiah Johnson reference Ron.    

[chinook907]

Pretty neat.  Nice skull.

A friend buried an axe in a smallish black bears neck when he was 19 or so. The bear had run him up a small tree, and climbed up right after him.  The bear got Tom's boot in his mouth and bit thru it some.  He held onto the tree with 1 hand and swung the axe with the other, can't remember but I think it was an Estwing or Gransfors Bruks axe.  The last he saw the bear was running away with the axe still in its neck.  He got some help and they tracked it a long long ways, never found the axe or the bear.

Tom is in his early 60's now and still gets a clench in his jaw when someone asks and he has to tell the story.  People that know Tom realize that with an axe in his hand or any of a number of other things in his hand it was not a fair fight for the bear.

[Hit-or-Miss]

Yup, those things sure are dangerous. There ought to be a ban on those "Assault Axes", LOL!!!!

[Phrogdrvr]

Watch your top knot.

[Knawbone]

And if a Bear sticks his head in my tent again, He will get the same as the first.  

[Gen273]

I would love to know the whole story. Very cool!

[T-Bowhunter]

Ron, loved your story, thanks for sharing.

[snufer]

Hope that the Dems don't read this or we will have "Axe Control"!!

[Frank V]

Originally posted by Hit-or-Miss:
Yup, those things sure are dangerous. There ought to be a ban on those "Assault Axes", LOL!!!!

Don't let you know who hear that, it'll be coming if he does.   :mad:

[Bldtrailer]

I don't want to be that      close to a bear to need a Hawk!!!!!              

[JamesV]

For the mountain man facing a charging bear, one shot from his rifle and he was done but his hawk or bowie could be fully automatic.

[Horserod]

OK, You Old Scuffer, I confess...I did it with the "Hawk" you gave me......Horserod