Tlingit feller up around the Juneau area was out huntin' with a buddy one winter and they found a hibernatin' grizzly bear. Feller decided to kill it like his ancestors used to, so he clobbered it with an axe. The bear woke up and the feller ended up in the hospital for a considerable period.

MORAL: A .338 Winchester (or more) is better for huntin' bear than an axe, if ya got a choice, but it's better jist ta leave 'em alone.