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Father's Arrows Saves Son From Grizzly
From the Cody Enterprise:
A Cody bowhunter in search of an elk found a grizzly bear instead in a Sept. 12 mauling incident on the South Fork.
And Ron J. Leming, 37, attributes his father's lifetime of bowhunting for saving his life. . . .
“I would have been mauled way worse, if not killed, if Dad hadn't had the nerve to stand his ground and shoot that bear with his bow. There's not many people who could have done that. . . .”
“Dad had missed two shots at elk” earlier in the several-day hunting trip to the family's favorite spot, Leming said.
“The night before, Dad said a prayer for God to guide his arrow.”
Leming added that while his father had elk, not bears, in mind as he prayed, he's glad the right arrow found divine intervention.
Good story! Some of the reader comments although expected were idiotic.
Posted by: JohnR | September 29, 2008 at 05:04 PM
what comments John R? I don't see any. Good story though guys. Good for them! :)
Posted by: Mc. Squizzy | September 29, 2008 at 08:48 PM
I call it fast thinking and good shooting.
Others can call it divine intervention if they wish, but the bottom line is it's doing what needs to be done when it's needed most.
Posted by: Blue Ox | September 30, 2008 at 09:04 AM