Bear Attack

[AckZel]

I saw a document from TV which told that bear population in US is getting out of hands. Because there is too much bears to fit in the wildlife they get too used to people and this type of thing can happen. That is not normal bear behaviour because bears should fear people. I have seen wild bear once and it took off when we tried to get closer for a good photo. We got only about 100m away. I think US is really in need of cutting down bear population. And supporting that is the fact that some of you have seen "several" bears. Bears should be very hard and rare to spot in the wildlife. I've been wandering forests through whole my short but adventurous life and only seen a bear once. Some people here can live in forests all their lives never seeing one. And boy, do we have forests! (75% of surface area) It really looks like there just is too much bears in US.

[Riverkilt]

"I have seen wild bear once and it took off when we tried to get closer for a good photo. "


Um....Ackwell...buddy....this is what gets human beings eaten by bears...lucky it didn't take off towards you for a snack.

Ron

[macwilkin]

I have even seen some prople complain to the rangers in the park about the bears, when their own stupidity caused the problem in the first place.

Same here -- there is a reason why we rangers have to enforce park rules and regulations -- it's called the safety of our visitors, even the ones who do not understand why.

A sad story...my heart goes out to the family, especially the 6 year-old. Sad.

T.

[bubba]

The first thing to do is limit encroachment on the bears habitat. When I was a kid my dad, grandfather and I hunted alot. The areas we hunted had bears and we saw them on a regular basis and we kept our distance. Those same areas today are subdivisions, strip malls and suburbs. The problem isn't too many bears, it's way too many people in the bears territory.

[AckZel]

Um....Ackwell...buddy....this is what gets human beings eaten by bears...lucky it didn't take off towards you for a snack.

Well, I know how that sounds but we were intensionally taking nature photos. And bears are not dangerous if you know how they behave in normal environment. They are dangerous only when irritated or when they have brood. Bears getting used to people is a problem. But bears won't normally attack humans. Quite a docile animal.

[The Supreme Canuck]

Still an' all...

Big bloody rifle. Just sayin'.

I doubt you'd need to do more than fire into the air.

[Bob C]

Bears have spread into this area, too. Fortunately, the state has opened up a hunting season for them. I've seen them from my vehicle, but that's all, so far.

They've destroyed plenty of bird feeders and garbage cans around here.

[auld argonian]

Wasn't that one of the Car Guys sets of famous last words:

"Oh...isn't he cute! I wonder where the mother bear is?"

Best

AA


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[ozmeath]

Still an' all...

Big bloody rifle. Just sayin'.

I doubt you'd need to do more than fire into the air.

I'm with you there SC. I'm a live and not get eaten kinda guy.
And as for swinging about one's kilt bollock naked at an enraged bear...Riverkilt,that's bought a wry smile to my face! But I did hear something about "playing dead" once upon a time with bears. You local blokes may well know more about that caper.

[AckZel]

But I did hear something about "playing dead" once upon a time with bears. You local blokes may well know more about that caper.

At least never run away, bears have hunting sense like dogs do anyway. And bears don't eat dead pray.