Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

Chris Everhart just had a Father's Day he'll never forget.

The ex-Marine saved the lives of his three young sons when a 300-pound bear attacked their Georgia campsite last weekend.

While cleaning up after dinner, the family came face to face with the large animal.

"From out of nowhere we heard this loud crash," Everhart said on "Good Morning America." "For a second, I didn't know what it was, but I realized it was a bear. I went to the back of the Jeep to get my pots and pans to scare the bear off."

At the same time, Everhart's 6-year-old son, Logan, tried to frighten the animal. Instead of running away, the bear turned on the boy. Logan's brother, Kyle, tried to help him.

"I threw about five rocks at the bear to keep him away," Kyle Everhart said.

Realizing his sons could be killed, Everhart grabbed a log and threw it at the bear's head, striking and killing him.

"I forgot all about pots and pans and picked up whatever I could to try to distract, fend off, do what I could to get this bear away," Everhart said.

Latest in a String of Bear Attacks

The Georgia campsite incident is the latest in a string of bear attacks. One week ago in Utah's American Fork Canyon, 11-year-old Sam Ives died after a black bear dragged him from his tent and fatally mauled him.

The same bear ripped through another couple's tent hours before the attack. It was later killed and airlifted out of the park.

In upstate New York Monday, a black bear was caught strolling in and out of yards in a small residential neighborhood.

Jim Karpowitz of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources believes the abundance of bear sightings may be due to recent droughts.

"When it's hot and dry like this bears are short on food and they go looking for food and sometimes they create problems," he said.

For Everhart, the 300-pound bear that attacked his sons was almost a problem too big to handle.

"This one got a little too aggressive for me," he said. "If the bear had gotten near my kids, I would have just jumped on it. Knowing me, that's what I would have done, anything to make sure my kids were safe."

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[Peikko 1,575]

Where was his gun?

Oh, he forgot about everything and grabbed the nearest club - who knew that's what happens in life and death situations?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Its very Tarzan

[Peikko 1,575]

It is heroic, I'll give him that no matter what circumstances led up to this incident.

[Welshcookie 17]

Maybe there is a law preventing him carrying a gun where they were camping?

[DeadPoolX 9]

Chris Everhart just had a Father's Day he'll never forget.

The ex-Marine saved the lives of his three young sons when a 300-pound bear attacked their Georgia campsite last weekend.

While cleaning up after dinner, the family came face to face with the large animal.

"From out of nowhere we heard this loud crash," Everhart said on "Good Morning America." "For a second, I didn't know what it was, but I realized it was a bear. I went to the back of the Jeep to get my pots and pans to scare the bear off."

At the same time, Everhart's 6-year-old son, Logan, tried to frighten the animal. Instead of running away, the bear turned on the boy. Logan's brother, Kyle, tried to help him.

"I threw about five rocks at the bear to keep him away," Kyle Everhart said.

Realizing his sons could be killed, Everhart grabbed a log and threw it at the bear's head, striking and killing him.

"I forgot all about pots and pans and picked up whatever I could to try to distract, fend off, do what I could to get this bear away," Everhart said.

Latest in a String of Bear Attacks

The Georgia campsite incident is the latest in a string of bear attacks. One week ago in Utah's American Fork Canyon, 11-year-old Sam Ives died after a black bear dragged him from his tent and fatally mauled him.

The same bear ripped through another couple's tent hours before the attack. It was later killed and airlifted out of the park.

In upstate New York Monday, a black bear was caught strolling in and out of yards in a small residential neighborhood.

Jim Karpowitz of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources believes the abundance of bear sightings may be due to recent droughts.

"When it's hot and dry like this bears are short on food and they go looking for food and sometimes they create problems," he said.

For Everhart, the 300-pound bear that attacked his sons was almost a problem too big to handle.

"This one got a little too aggressive for me," he said. "If the bear had gotten near my kids, I would have just jumped on it. Knowing me, that's what I would have done, anything to make sure my kids were safe."

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He killed a black bear? I wonder if this counts as a hate crime...

[HAL 9000 96]

Lucky kids!

[Niels Bohr 72]

I could've done the same thing. If the bear was about to kill my wife, or family, I would not have a moment thought of running away. I would've done what I can to kill it.

[Amby 490]

Oh man I thought it was going to say he beat the bear with the log to save the kids! That would have been insane! Instead...very lucky throw...very lucky kids!

[HAL 9000 96]

The bear would not have attacked had it been Chuck Norris at the campsite.

[Krikit 1,164]

Wow. The only log I'd have would be in my pants.

[DeadPoolX 9]

The bear would not have attacked had it been Chuck Norris at the campsite.

That goes without saying.

Wow. The only log I'd have would be in my pants.

Okay, I just got a very disturbing mental image there...

[Niels Bohr 72]

OMG! Using a ####### to kill a bear! That is something!

[Craneman 2]

Guns do not kill bears, logs do!

[HAL 9000 96]

Wow. The only log I'd have would be in my pants.

Eric is that you in Krikit's account????