Tough Guy

Henry Ostrander, 66, is one tough dude. Early on Wednesday June 30 Henry awoke to hear Esmerelda, his goat, 'scream' in distress. He hurried outside in his nightshirt to find a black bear attacking the goat. What Henry did next is nothing short of amazing, he ran up to the 300 pound bear and punched it in the snout. The bear was apparently stunned by the blow and ran off, climbing a tree. The goat was rescued and is doing fine. The bear, on the other hand, is not so good. It was later shot and killed while foraging in a trash can.

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 09, 2010
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he punched a 300 # black bear in the nose and drove it off!! one hell of a man. :wow: (he must really love that goat 😉 )

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/09/10 at 10:41 PM

IIRC my American history correctly, this dude counted coup on a bear with his bare (no pun here DF) hand and that makes him one tall walking dude among the people. MW want'a back me up on this?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/10/10 at 12:00 AM

D. Boon CillED A. BAr on tree in the YEAR 1760

Posted by done on 07/10/10 at 07:40 PM

:lol: true danny, but taking one out by tko is stll pretty good.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/10/10 at 11:32 PM

true, also. I've heard that is also a last-second defense resort against an attacking shark. I've just never been adventuresome enough to get into a conflict with either sharks or bears to try it out. Maybe that's why I'm still here. Kudos to the old guy!

Posted by done on 07/10/10 at 11:52 PM

i guess a bear just never got your goat danny. :cheese:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/10/10 at 11:58 PM

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