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Re: the reported bear attack
Earle Horton proclaimed:
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:fGB1g.47$NN3.10667@news.uswest.net...
>
>>"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>>news:4446bdfe$0$14922$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews .com...
>>
>>>Although the black bear is usually considered fairly timid in comparison
>>>with its brown cousins, they can get dangerous.
>>
>>black bears dont bluff. if a grizzly bear charges you, there is about a
>>50% chance that its a "bluff charge" and if you stand your ground he
>>will turn away. if a black bear charges you, hes gonna hit you.
>>
>
> Blacks can climb trees too.
>
I'd be willing to bet that black bear hurt or kill more people by far
than grizzlies. The blacks are not as shy and tend to consider humans
excellent food sources. All someone would need to do is startle one at
the wrong time or get between them and food. The good news is that if
they are after your food, even when they are within a foot or two, you
can usually slowly just move away and they'll leave you alone. Not that
it was a smart idea, but mother black bears don't really seem to mind 12
year old kids getting right up next to their cubs--although the cubs can
be dangerous as well simply due to their much higher strength. We had
a 200+ acre abandoned apple orchard on the far side of a hill from our
back yard and you pretty much couldn't go in there without running into
a feeding bear or two in late summer. Always carried a .357, but never
needed to use it.
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:fGB1g.47$NN3.10667@news.uswest.net...
>
>>"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>>news:4446bdfe$0$14922$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews .com...
>>
>>>Although the black bear is usually considered fairly timid in comparison
>>>with its brown cousins, they can get dangerous.
>>
>>black bears dont bluff. if a grizzly bear charges you, there is about a
>>50% chance that its a "bluff charge" and if you stand your ground he
>>will turn away. if a black bear charges you, hes gonna hit you.
>>
>
> Blacks can climb trees too.
>
I'd be willing to bet that black bear hurt or kill more people by far
than grizzlies. The blacks are not as shy and tend to consider humans
excellent food sources. All someone would need to do is startle one at
the wrong time or get between them and food. The good news is that if
they are after your food, even when they are within a foot or two, you
can usually slowly just move away and they'll leave you alone. Not that
it was a smart idea, but mother black bears don't really seem to mind 12
year old kids getting right up next to their cubs--although the cubs can
be dangerous as well simply due to their much higher strength. We had
a 200+ acre abandoned apple orchard on the far side of a hill from our
back yard and you pretty much couldn't go in there without running into
a feeding bear or two in late summer. Always carried a .357, but never
needed to use it.
#632
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Re: the reported bear attack
Earle Horton proclaimed:
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:fGB1g.47$NN3.10667@news.uswest.net...
>
>>"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>>news:4446bdfe$0$14922$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews .com...
>>
>>>Although the black bear is usually considered fairly timid in comparison
>>>with its brown cousins, they can get dangerous.
>>
>>black bears dont bluff. if a grizzly bear charges you, there is about a
>>50% chance that its a "bluff charge" and if you stand your ground he
>>will turn away. if a black bear charges you, hes gonna hit you.
>>
>
> Blacks can climb trees too.
>
I'd be willing to bet that black bear hurt or kill more people by far
than grizzlies. The blacks are not as shy and tend to consider humans
excellent food sources. All someone would need to do is startle one at
the wrong time or get between them and food. The good news is that if
they are after your food, even when they are within a foot or two, you
can usually slowly just move away and they'll leave you alone. Not that
it was a smart idea, but mother black bears don't really seem to mind 12
year old kids getting right up next to their cubs--although the cubs can
be dangerous as well simply due to their much higher strength. We had
a 200+ acre abandoned apple orchard on the far side of a hill from our
back yard and you pretty much couldn't go in there without running into
a feeding bear or two in late summer. Always carried a .357, but never
needed to use it.
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:fGB1g.47$NN3.10667@news.uswest.net...
>
>>"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>>news:4446bdfe$0$14922$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews .com...
>>
>>>Although the black bear is usually considered fairly timid in comparison
>>>with its brown cousins, they can get dangerous.
>>
>>black bears dont bluff. if a grizzly bear charges you, there is about a
>>50% chance that its a "bluff charge" and if you stand your ground he
>>will turn away. if a black bear charges you, hes gonna hit you.
>>
>
> Blacks can climb trees too.
>
I'd be willing to bet that black bear hurt or kill more people by far
than grizzlies. The blacks are not as shy and tend to consider humans
excellent food sources. All someone would need to do is startle one at
the wrong time or get between them and food. The good news is that if
they are after your food, even when they are within a foot or two, you
can usually slowly just move away and they'll leave you alone. Not that
it was a smart idea, but mother black bears don't really seem to mind 12
year old kids getting right up next to their cubs--although the cubs can
be dangerous as well simply due to their much higher strength. We had
a 200+ acre abandoned apple orchard on the far side of a hill from our
back yard and you pretty much couldn't go in there without running into
a feeding bear or two in late summer. Always carried a .357, but never
needed to use it.
#639
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Re: the reported bear attack
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'd prefer to be in a Rat Patrol Jeep with a recoilless rifle..
Check out the links in my sig... Especially the 2nd and 4th images...
--
Real Jeeps have Real Rifle Racks...
http://home.houston.rr.com/grumman581/real-jeeps
news:IYadnQbJ0sEfU9fZRVn-pA@comcast.com...
> I'd prefer to be in a Rat Patrol Jeep with a recoilless rifle..
Check out the links in my sig... Especially the 2nd and 4th images...
--
Real Jeeps have Real Rifle Racks...
http://home.houston.rr.com/grumman581/real-jeeps
#640
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Re: the reported bear attack
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:IYadnQbJ0sEfU9fZRVn-pA@comcast.com...
> I'd prefer to be in a Rat Patrol Jeep with a recoilless rifle..
Check out the links in my sig... Especially the 2nd and 4th images...
--
Real Jeeps have Real Rifle Racks...
http://home.houston.rr.com/grumman581/real-jeeps
news:IYadnQbJ0sEfU9fZRVn-pA@comcast.com...
> I'd prefer to be in a Rat Patrol Jeep with a recoilless rifle..
Check out the links in my sig... Especially the 2nd and 4th images...
--
Real Jeeps have Real Rifle Racks...
http://home.houston.rr.com/grumman581/real-jeeps