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Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« on: July 20, 2009, 06:47:59 AM »
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Chris Everhart just had a Father's Day he'll never forget.


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The ex-Marine saved the lives of his three young sons when a 300-pound bear attacked their Georgia campsite last weekend.

While cleaning up after dinner, the family came face to face with the large animal.

"From out of nowhere we heard this loud crash," Everhart said on "Good Morning America." "For a second, I didn't know what it was, but I realized it was a bear. I went to the back of the Jeep to get my pots and pans to scare the bear off."

At the same time, Everhart's 6-year-old son, Logan, tried to frighten the animal. Instead of running away, the bear turned on the boy. Logan's brother, Kyle, tried to help him.

"I threw about five rocks at the bear to keep him away," Kyle Everhart said.
Realizing his sons could be killed, Everhart grabbed a log and threw it at the bear's head, striking and killing him.
Who needs a gun?

That must have been a one in a million shot to hit the bear in just the right spot.

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2009, 08:27:54 AM »
He needed a log.  He's a marine.  Are we not teaching hand to hand combat anymore?  :)

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009, 09:05:54 AM »
He needed a log.  He's a marine.  Are we not teaching hand to hand combat anymore?  :)
Maybe he used this log:

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 09:25:13 AM »
Sounds bogus to me.

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 10:46:50 AM »
Sounds bogus to me.

I guess you choose not to believe ABC News?

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 10:50:13 AM »
He was a Marine, why is this even news? Now had the guy been a Squid - that've been news.
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2009, 11:20:26 AM »
He was a Marine, why is this even news? Now had the guy been a Squid - that've been news.

case of man bites dog, so to speak?

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2009, 12:55:38 PM »
He was a Marine, why is this even news? Now had the guy been a Squid - that've been news.


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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2009, 05:47:51 PM »
He was a Marine, why is this even news? Now had the guy been a Squid - that've been news.

No the news would have been if he was a cook in the Air Force
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2009, 05:56:44 PM »

ahem..........

What??

I technically have more time 'board ship then as a Grunt.
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2009, 06:21:28 PM »
What??

I technically have more time 'board ship then as a Grunt.
but some 'squids' prefer to fly....
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2009, 06:24:53 PM »
but some 'squids' prefer to fly....
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Giant Flying Squid Invade The Waters Off San Diego
"Thousands of jumbo flying squid, aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles, have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, spooking scuba divers and washing up dead on beaches. The so-called Humboldt squid, which can grow up to 100 pounds, are native to the deep waters off Mexico, where they have been known to attack humans. Scientists are not sure why the squid are swarming off the Southern California coast, but they are concerned."
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2009, 08:07:51 PM »
Sounds bogus to me.

I was thinking the same thing..................what jarhead needs a log??
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2009, 08:02:20 PM »
Sounds bogus to me.

Agreed...no such thing as an "ex" marine. Former Marine is the proper term.
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2009, 07:22:33 PM »
Agreed...no such thing as an "ex" marine. Former Marine is the proper term.

A "former" Marine is pushin' up daidies! No such thing as long as they are alive, they're still Marines
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2009, 07:43:22 PM »
A "former" Marine is pushin' up daidies! No such thing as long as they are alive, they're still Marines

Does that include Johnny "The Jackass" Murtha?
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2009, 05:28:20 AM »
Does that include Johnny "The Jackass" Murtha?

Beat me to it, along with a buncha others, I'm sure...

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2009, 06:07:00 AM »
Next Uncle Zer0 will appoint a Log Czar to get this sort of thing under control.
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2009, 06:21:12 AM »
Next Uncle Zer0 will appoint a Log Czar to get this sort of thing under control.
 :-) :whatever:

Nah, he'll just add another letter and make the BATFEL (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives and Logs)

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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2009, 07:37:31 AM »
Nah, he'll just add another letter and make the BATFEL (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives and Logs)
Ah, so all logs will have to be registered and we will have to buy concealed carry permits for them.  Really big logs (assault logs) will be prohibited for the general population.
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Re: Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log
« Reply #22 on: July 23, 2009, 12:38:39 PM »
Ah, so all logs will have to be registered and we will have to buy concealed carry permits for them.  Really big logs (assault logs) will be prohibited for the general population.

only if they're painted black, have a pistol grip or detachable ammunition supply (ie twigs that can be thrown), or are otherwise "scary-looking"