In September 2004, Jay Stafford and his father, Terry, endured a grizzly bear attack while skinning an elk in Northern BC, following a two-week hunting trip.
Terry suffered severe scratches on his back and shoulder, while Jay was knocked down and mauled but managed to shoot the bear.
After a strenuous five-hour horseback ride to an outfitter camp, they were airlifted to safety.
The bear cubs involved were later euthanized due to behavior learned from their mother.
**A special thanks to Jay for sharing his story and insights in this episode. Without guests like him, our understanding of wildlife would be far less rich.
**Shoutout to Jaanus Palm for the multi-cam edits for this episode. His expertise in editing and producing has been invaluable over the past few months, and I look forward to continuing to improve the quality of our video and audio content.
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