Getting bit by a bear...not that bad.

[David S.]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/16/bc-kootenay-grizzly-attack.html

[wrongway_08]

On a hunting trip and the gun aint loaded? Sleeping or not, thats stupid.

[Panzer1]

On a hunting trip and the gun aint loaded? Sleeping or not, thats stupid.

They may have been more worried about the gun going off accidentally in the dark cramped tent that being attacked by a bear. Maybe they loaded the gun only when they were out of the tent. Anyhow its tough to use a gun in a crowed tent.
Panzer

[DAJA]

Here in Canada, firearms must be unloaded and in a case after dusk... It's the law, hunting or not... They where simply following the law...