Could you kill a grizzly with a katana?

>>31711135
Yes, but only if you teleport behind it first.

>>31711135
Yes. You'd be much better off with something made for stabbing than slicing though.

Probably.

>>31711135
If it was sedated or otherwise unable to attack, then yes. Otherwise, unless you are extremely lucky, no.

would an animal recognize a sword as some sort of huge fang or claw or something and think twice about attacking something possessing it?

>>31711202
that's actually a good question.

>>31711135

Does it bleed?
Yes: You can kill it.
No: You're shit out of luck.>>31711170

>>31711202
Not that I've ever seen.

You'd be better off stretching your arms out and making yourself look as large as possible.

Also to add to >>31711176

a spear would give you a much better chance of killing it.

>>31711135
Sure.

Could you kill it before it eats the sweetbread out of your guts? Probably not.

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>>31711135

Does he, or does he not also possess a pick-e-nick basket? Very important distinction.

Fun reminder that bears won't kill you before they eat you

>>31711202
If you're about to get bit by a dog the best thing you can do is put something in your hand to make it bite whatever is in your hand. So I would assume a grizzly would see sword as being part of your body

>>31711135
Some former marine killed a bear with a log. Then he got a ticket for leaving food laying out overnight at his camp site. I think it was a black bear, but still.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19374624/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/ex-marine-kills-bear-log-gets-ticketed/

>>31711135

You could shake that bear

>>31711176
Katanas are actually pretty good at both, but you do have a point.

The real question is, would a katana be better than a European sword in this situation, since there's no armor to worry about?

>>31712012
Well, from watching Nat Geo, bears do frontal attacks since nothing in its natural habitat can withstand it. So just point your katana/broadsword/spear at it and let the bear's own momentum do the work.

>>31711349
NBC shill gtfo