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Dad saves son from Grizzly
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Perfect arrow shot saves life

By BRETT FRENCH
Of The Gazette Staff
It was a one-in-a-million shot, but luckily for Ron J. Leming, his father accurately fired the arrow from his bow the one time it counted the most - as a 500-pound grizzly bear chased him downhill.

Ron J. and his father, Ron G. Leming, were archery hunting for elk up the South Fork of the Shoshone River in northwest Wyoming in mid-September, about 15 miles into the Washakie Wilderness from the trailhead. It's an area they are familiar with, having hunted there for the past 15 years.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/10/16/news/wyoming/18-arrow.txt

My favorite quote from the story
"I wouldn't have wanted to be on the other end of those," his father said. "He definitely fought for all he was worth. That kid's Ford tough."
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Wow.
Good thing he got that sponsorship in there too. Cha-ching