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From http://www.wbtv.com/2018/11/11/man-survives-bear-attack-by-punching-it-nose/
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Man, 78, survives bear attack by punching it in nose
I could have been dead. I could have been really cut up bad.
November 11, 2018 at 2:13 AM EST - Updated November 11 at 8:43 AM
HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS/CNN) - When a mother bear attacked a North Carolina man outside his home, he suffered a bite to the hip but survived the attack by continuously punching the animal.
Sonny Pumphrey, 78, was in his driveway Tuesday when he noticed three bears, a mother and two cubs, next to him. He says the cubs ran off, but the mother bear reared up and attacked him.
"She made a charging dead run at me. That sucker was eyeball to eyeball to me, he said.
Stunned, Sonny Pumphrey just reacted on reflex and punched the bear in the nose.
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I could have been dead. I could have been really cut up bad.
November 11, 2018 at 2:13 AM EST - Updated November 11 at 8:43 AM
HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS/CNN) - When a mother bear attacked a North Carolina man outside his home, he suffered a bite to the hip but survived the attack by continuously punching the animal.
Sonny Pumphrey, 78, was in his driveway Tuesday when he noticed three bears, a mother and two cubs, next to him. He says the cubs ran off, but the mother bear reared up and attacked him.
"She made a charging dead run at me. That sucker was eyeball to eyeball to me, he said.
Stunned, Sonny Pumphrey just reacted on reflex and punched the bear in the nose.
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Man, 78, survives bear attack by punching it in nose (Original Post)
sl8
Nov 2018
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RockRaven
(14,998 posts)1. Snoot Boop
ur doing it wrong
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)2. If this is accurate ... that is one BAD MAN!
I mean, in a good way
oasis
(49,407 posts)3. Don't try this at home folks. Leave it to the experts.
wildflowergardener
(912 posts)4. Punching
I was just reading about camping in black bear country.
Per the Missouri dept of conservation
If a bear makes contact, fight back aggressively using rocks, sticks or your fists. Black bears are usually intimidated by an aggressive counterattack.