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I saw the movie and researched the story. Imo this was not a kid that went into the Alaska interior to try to prove he could survive.....he was a hippie idiot that went unprepared and paid the price of his stupidity.Thread resurrection!
In June 2020, the park service got a guard Chinook to remove the bus so the idiot tourists wouldn't keep going there...
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Helicopter removes 'Into the Wild' bus that lured Alaska travelers to their deaths
An Army National Guard heavy-lift helicopter has removed the old Fairbanks city bus from the spot near Denali National Park where it once housed…www.alaskapublic.org
Cannuck whiz-bang's .22lr circa '53'Just read the story of Bella Twin last night - that was an old broken down single shot rifle she used. She took the grizzly down with her first shot, then stood over it loading the rifle and shooting it again and again to make sure it was dead. Apparently she had a reputation as an excellent shot - oh yeah!
Kinetic Energy Recommendations for Bowhunting
Small Game 25 ft.lbs. Medium Game (Deer, Antelope) 25-41 ft.lbs. Large Game (Elk, Black Bear, Boar) 42-65 ft.lbs. Big Game (Cape Buffalo, Grizzly Bear) 65 ft.lbs.
.22LR has about double or triple the kinetic energy of a bow.
How Much Kinetic Energy For Bowhunting?
.22 Rimfire Ballistics Tables - Ruger 1022
So, I don't doubt that .22LR could kill a moose with good shot placement. Would I try and survive with a .22 in Alaska? No, I'd be bringing something either in .308 or 8mm Mauser and also a shotgun.
It's all well and good until the beefer moves at the very last moment and throws off your shot placement.
LOL, totally got me. I'm thinking where the hell does he think steaks come from?
Back in the day when my father was a teenager on the farm, they used to chain the cows to a post and hit them in the forehead with a pointy sledgehammer. That's knowing where your meat comes from.LOL, totally got me. I'm thinking where the hell does he think steaks come from?![]()