Bro, this is nuts, and it's why you should always be packing when you go into the wild — especially in Alaska.

Tyler Johnson and his father were hunting in south-central Alaska when they disturbed a brown bear. The bear attacked, and they were forced to defend themselves.

I'll let Tyler tell the story:

From KTUU:

Three days removed from a near-fatal brown bear attack on the Kenai Peninsula, a seasoned Alaskan hunter sat down with Alaska's News Source to describe the wildlife encounter in detail.

The survivor of the mauling, 32-year-old Tyler Johnson, recounted the incident in a 30-minute sit-down interview.

'It was like getting hit by a train and my feet went over my head,' Johnson said on Monday. 'It put its teeth into my calf as I was falling backwards. I mean, he hit me at the same time I got my gun out and when I was falling backwards, I believe that's when I shot myself in the leg.'

Johnson is a native of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and his father is a wildlife trooper.

He was able to be patched up and sent on his way without any surgical measures!

Reminder: You might want to carry a caliber bigger than 9mm if you're trekking through bear country!

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