The Bears are at it again!..I will always have mine with me

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26155472/

And people keep saying black bear are more afraid of us, that may be the case, but it only takes one to change that.

I bet the victims are glad it was a 55 pound bear and not a 550 pound one!

Actually, I'm surprised that more people haven't been mauled and killed in the Smokies. As a kid over 50 years ago, the black bears were constantly in the camping areas of the park. That was when everyone was cooking over open fire pits and occasionally a big black bear would run through a camp and grab a bacon slab. I recall my dad as a Scoutmaster building a special food box for the troop that we hauled up a large tree each night. I don't trust foxes and skunks so why would I ever trust a bear.

george,

You are forgetting raccoons; how can you trust an animal that wears a mask?

I have always been confused by rules that do not allow you to protect yourself or your family in dangerous areas. The liberals consider an animal more important then your child.
I had to transfer to WV with my job. I worked for UAL in VA. One of my friends drove into DC with his family to see the sights and got lost. He was stopped by the police and asked what he was doing there. He was told to get the #@&* out and do not stop for any lights or stop signs.
If you think bears are dangerous, go into areas where the most dangerous of all live--MAN! A place where the liberals did not allow you to protect yourself either.
Then we have the super liberals like the jerk that befriended bears and lived with them. Made all kinds of movies about how great and harmless they are. HEE HEE, dinner when needed!

I wouldn't want to tangle with even a small black bear. They are responsible for a whole lotta' attacks.........

I dont live far from the smokies and seen plenty of bear. I do live close to a bear reserve actually between 2 reserves and do know what they are capable of
and most cases the problem bears in the smokies
are usually sent to this reserve which runs from
my neck of the woods to north carolina. the other one runs nort of where i live and goes into virignia and nort carolina. that family is lucky it was a cub and not the momma.

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Originally posted by mr.pepper:
I dont live far from the smokies and seen plenty of bear. I do live close to a bear reserve actually between 2 reserves and do know what they are capable of
and most cases the problem bears in the smokies
are usually sent to this reserve which runs from
my neck of the woods to north carolina as does the other one. that family is lucky it was a cub and not the momma.

It's a good thing you've got your .480 back!

no kidding a few years ago there was a moron
that caught a cub and mom got a little pissy and the guy got chewed up pretty good...
IIRC momma weighed about 350

LOL!! That's a recipe for disaster!

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
LOL!! That's a recipe for disaster!

Or what they call natural selection. Should have been a darwin award winner

About twenty years ago coming home from cleaning out logging camp. My buddy Brad yells stop the truck, and jumps out. He starts chacing a b bear cub through the berry bushes. Yelling come help me catch him. I'm yelling get your ass back in the truck you SMF!
Never did see momma but I still can't believe Brad was dumb enough to try and catch that cub!
MM

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Originally posted by Montana Maddness:

quote:

Originally posted by Whitworth:
LOL!! That's a recipe for disaster!

Or what they call natural selection. Should have been a darwin award winner

About twenty years ago coming home from cleaning out logging camp. My buddy Brad yells stop the truck, and jumps out. He starts chacing a b bear cub through the berry bushes. Yelling come help me catch him. I'm yelling get your ass back in the truck you SMF!
Never did see momma but I still can't believe Brad was dumb enough to try and catch that cub!
MM

That's a good why to get yourself killed. Momma a with cubs is bad news.