Backpacker Kills Grizzly in Alaska Park (house, living, moving)

[cgsred]

Bears are in fact all for recreational shooting !

In a recent Alaskan survey, local bears said recreational shooting should be available to all......... as long as bears have equal access to fire arms.
I'me actually all for it, as long as I have movie rights and can sell trail side tickets.
With the Humans v Bears shoot out going on, the salmon will be extatic, in fact Salmonis Maximus has already offered a major sponsership.
Regards, Cgsred.

[Jasmine728]

Yea its a good idea to wear a bell while hiking... they sell them, I have a bear bell. It hangs on my pack..... jingle jingle These hikers were very lucky.

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by Jasmine728

Yea its a good idea to wear a bell while hiking... they sell them, I have a bear bell. It hangs on my pack..... jingle jingle These hikers were very lucky.

The jingle jangle of those little bears always disguises the sounds of breaking twigs. Absolutely worthless.

[tigre79]

Interesting article about the effects of bells and bright colors on bear behavior: Backpacker Magazine - Bear Aware: New Theories

[stiffnecked]

Thanks for link to that article. I'd never read it before but it just confirmed my own experiences.

[Jasmine728]

Well luckily I dont hike where there are grizzlies.. only black bear

[akck]

So the old joke about bells and pepper is true.

[tigerfan3]

There's too much conflicting info out there.

I plan on going prepared soon..in other words with enough to blow these creatures away should they ever attack me.

[tigre79]

Originally Posted by Jasmine728

Well luckily I dont hike where there are grizzlies.. only black bear

There's no evidence as far as I know that they're effective on black bears, either. I'm not convinced that the bells are prevalent enough even in areas with large human populations for bears to make the connection that bell = human (or anything else they'd want to steer clear of), but especially in areas with low human population density, there's no reason at all to think that bears know what a bell is supposed to mean. They just give people a false sense of security and lead them to not make the sorts of noises that would actually help keep bears away. They're downright dangerous, IMO.

[Montana Griz]

Originally Posted by Jasmine728

Well luckily I dont hike where there are grizzlies.. only black bear

Don't sell those "Blackies short".....................I was curious, so I did a little home work on the internet.................:

Since January 2000 there have been (7) official reported Fatalities due to Black Bear encounters in the U.S. and (9) Fatalities in the Canadian provinces!

Interesting, in that 2 of the 7 fatal (in the US) attacks were in Tennessee.....and one of those was a 50 yr old women who was killed by a 112 pound bear!

"Size really doesn't matter"...............in most cases!!