The TERRIFYING last Minutes Of Hunter Mark Uptain

On September 13, 2018, Florida-based Corey Chubon finally met up with his guide for the day, #markuptain Uptain was going to help Chubon with his ambition to go elk hunting. Florida is a paradise for several species, but there are no wild, free-ranging elk there. Naturally, anyone who may be even just wondering about hunting these animals has to take an extensive trip into consideration. That’s exactly what Corey Chubon had done before settling on Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, US, as the perfect destination for some bow hunting. #grizzlybear #truestory

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[petroglyph]

I live in Jackson and everyone here knows the truth. Yes, there were mistakes made by Mark. However, Chubon never threw Mark the gun, he threw it in the woods while running away. This summer I'm gonna go out there and find where he disposed of it. He didn't try to help Mark. A coward he is and flew back to Florida. In Wyoming, we don't run from situations like this, we run to them. Rest in peace Mark.

[KimberleyBeattie]

I have hunted in grizzly country for 40 years and have had them at spitting distance to me and my horse a number of times . For the first 20 years I never carried bear spray because there was no such thing. The last 20 years I have a cannister on my hip at all times and I take my gun out of the scabbard when ever I am farther than 5 feet from my horse. Have encountered over 40 grizzly bears hunting sheep, elk and mule deer. They are the top predator where I hunt. Give them full respect because the only person who knows what a grizzly bear is going to do is the bear. I also put a portable electric fence around my wall tent. Kim Beattie Alberta Canada

[dubgonewild]

I lived a few miles from this area for almost 20 years. I had 2 grizzly encounters while hunting. One of them I called in with an elk bugle while bow hunting. It eventually moved away and watched me as I left. The other encounter was a 1 hour staredown as it started to get dark and I was miles from my car on the top of a mountain. I was crouched down aiming at its chest with a 7mm for literally 60 minutes as it just stared breathing heavily. I am positive this bear was going to attack, not sure why it didnt. That was the longest hike out in the dark I've ever experienced.

[TheMichaelBeck]

Sometimes you get the bear. Sometimes the bear gets you. Don't fault the bear for being a bear.

[kygreenskeeper]

Two things most hunters don't do enough of before a hunt like this.... Shooting range and getting yourself in shape... Nothing sucks more than a hunter that can't hit the side of a barn and can't walk 1000 yards before being winded... Hats off to these guides for what they do.

[davidmartin]

Remember the guy that thought that only he could live with grizzly bears ? Yep, he said they respected him and the were friends then he ended up getting not only himself killed and eaten but also his female assistant .

[jonsonnenschein]

After an encounter I had with a boar grizzly years ago, while hunting in the mountains of western Wyoming where I grew up and continue to live, I no longer hunt those areas that have been overrun by grizzlies. Even though I am armed with no less than a rifle and handgun while on the mountain, I feel it is too much of a risk. I stopped fishing around those areas too. It's been said for years in Wyoming, that a gun shot from a hunter is like a dinner bell to a grizzly. They have figured out where there is a gunshot, there is a meal.

[johnshields]

We put human words to bears, cruel, evil, aggressive. Bears need to eat a certain amount of food to survive, no matter the situation they need calories, if your in it's area, like a dead animal, they're going to protect that food, and it will eat you only to get more calories, it doesn't care how you scream, it will keep on eating you while you scream, it's not cruel or merciless, it's just bears doing what they need to do to live on.

[PeterOkeefe]

A firearm is not a toy or a spray bottle you keep in your knapsack. Its a life and death tool. How anyone could face the wilderness and not be acquainted with your life saving tool is beyond me.

[mello]

Corey broke the cardinal rule, you don’t leave your hunting partner in Mark might have survived had he a worthy hunting companion!! How did Corey not know as hunter how to use a Glock ? This was tragic and very shameful!! Thanks Fierce your channel is always awesome!!

[crimsoniron]

Situational awareness and rules to be followed would've kept him alive and both uninjured. A standing lookout while the other is busy dressing the Elk. Then swap when tired.
Making sure a hunter under your guide knows how to efficiently handle weapons would be one of the main operations on the checklist.
I get accidents happen but this could've been avoided. Sad

[AugustRushington]

Guide sounds like a warrior. Fought off two grizzlies, bare chested and alone. Even carried himself fifty yards up near vertical terrain before he gave up the ghost. Don't think anyone in these comments can say they'd accomplish a quarter of that to survive.

[nickrobinson]

The guide’s last moment in life was being abandoned by another human being “supposed hunter” to die alone fighting for his life.

[gcxredkat]

I spent all my teenage years in Alaska in the 80's. Whenever hunting my dad made me carry the 12 gauge with slugs. I ALSO knew how to shoot the 44 he always carried. Can't say I'm super impressed with the guide not making sure Chuban knew how to use the Glock.

[tima.]

When you're out in the woods, you're at the mercy of mother nature, just like any other animal! There is always a chance you won't make it out, you should know this above all else!

[MollydogRadar]

I can't find harsh enough words to describe my feelings about someone going into the woods and not knowing how to use his weapon.

[TacitusR]

This one is a bit perplexing. I had no idea guides in grizzly country were relying on glocks for bear defense. Why a guide would disarm himself while field dressing a kill. Why the guide would not assign the client to maintain sentry duty watching the perimeter for sign of just such unwanted visitors, especially knowing that the kill had remained unattended overnight. 
I live in grizzly country not far from this incident. Grizzlies and black bears are occasional visitors around my cabin. Even when inside my cabin my 44 mag revolver with +P ammo never leaves my person day or night except to shower or take a dump and even then it remains within arms reach. I don't leave my cabin with out my revolver and 12 ga shotgun and the shotgun is always within arms reach when I am busy working outside. My vigilance has payed off a few times over the years. I have the utmost respect for the temperament and capabilities of these beast. I'm perplexed that a professional guide took so many liberties with his safety. I'm further perplexed that a client would have so little respect for these apex predators as to enter their domain having not bothered to become proficient with a firearm. 
Accidents are merely the final link in a chain of mistakes or mishaps, and this one is no exception. It was such a sad fate for a good man, such an awful way to die but he comported himself admirably in a fight he could not possibly win. A brave death, something his client showed he himself is likely incapable of. RIP Mr. Uptain

[voiceforthevoicelesstruth]

I was there Mule deer hunting an hour south when this happened. Chubon pushed the magazine release thinking it was the safety then tossed the man an empty gun to Mark then rode off jumped a plane and headed for Florida let’s say the locals aren’t to happy with Chubon!

[MrTwotimess]

My brother in law often accompanied hunters in South Africa. The number of times he was required to take the kill shot on a wounded animal speaks volumes as to the preparedness of some hunters. No fancy gun and top of the range equipment makes you a hunter. Practice, practice and knowing your abilities is vital.

[BangMaster]

#1 Rule in Life & Death situations, only trust yourself, no one has your survival as a priority besides YOU. The other Person might act stupid out of fear, might run away because he/she is a complete coward, and might not know how to use the tools properly.
Don't think that someone else is gonna do everything they can to save your Life. You are always on your own when you're out in the wild.