Ridgetop Rich - SASS#42606 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Interesting article. Synopsis: 1. Grizzly / Brown Bear - You are a threat, he wants to neutralize you. Play dead and protect your vitals. 2. Black Bear - You are scarier than him/her, act loud and aggressive, don't run. 3. Polar Bear - You are lunch. You are also pretty much screwed. Playing dead just makes the job easier, and ain't gonna intimidate him either. Better have a really big gun. And be a REALLY good shot. http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/how-to-survive-a-bear-attack?hpt=Sbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tennessee Stud, SASS# 43634 Life Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Always travel with somebody who runs slower than you. ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Always travel with somebody who runs slower than you. ts :lol: In case you can't run faster, when I was flying the bush the old timers said best bear gun is a .22, when confrinted by a bear shoot whoever is with ya in the knee and run like hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Buscadero, SASS #73085 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 When travelling in bear country it is a good idea to carry pepper spray and tie bells to your shoelaces. A suprised bear is the most dangerous. If they hear you coming, with luck, they will leave the trail in your advance. Also it's important to be able to recognize different kinds of bear scat so you'll know what you might encounter. Brown bear scat will usually contain rabbit fur and wild berries. Grizzly bear scat often contains little bells and smells like pepper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rusty Bore SASS#22739 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm thinkin ya shouldn't outta attacked the bear in the first place!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I am going to study this cuz Charlies post about a bare attack and me on the wire.. I guess I need to learn to protect myself.. from Charlies posts anyhow.. lol. Grizz.. lol.... Robert Redford as Johnson was a hoot.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Always travel with somebody who runs slower than you. ts So THAT's why people keep inviting me to go bear hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 So THAT's why people keep inviting me to go bear hunting! Do they ask you to carry the watermelon? lol.. In AZ per my friend that worked for AZ Game and Fish Bears love Watermelon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yup, they sure did, now I see that I was just bait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yup, they sure did, now I see that I was just bait! rotfl ... you are funny... It;'s okay I carried the watermelon too.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 At least I was smart enough not to carry the pepper spray and ring a little bell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 At least I was smart enough not to carry the pepper spray and ring a little bell! I need to buy a bell.. lol... For some reason my system just signed me out.. lol... Odd... huh>> Hey in CA you can't just buy pepper spray you have to have some sort of training.. I can aim darn it.. lol.. Oh, I will BRB.. door bell.. later.. DV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I am going to study this cuz Charlies post about a bare attack and me on the wire.. I guess I need to learn to protect myself.. from Charlies posts anyhow.. lol. Grizz.. lol.... Robert Redford as Johnson was a hoot.. lol Charlie managed to change bear to bare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I guess Deja never heard the old joke about bears.... Ranger: you should carry pepper spray and a bell to ring in case you are confronted by bears. You should be extra careful when you see bear scat around. BMC: Mr Ranger man, how can you tell if it's bear scat? Ranger: Bear scat smells like pepper and has bells in it. That's all for me, nite folks, off to dream of shiney guns and loud bangs. Grizz-zzzz-zzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgetop Rich - SASS#42606 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Charlie managed to change bear to bare. Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy Had no hair Fuzzy Wuzzy Wasn't fuzzy, was he? Was he bare? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventura Slim, SASS #35690 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Do not sleep with candy,toothpaste, or other smellies...like your socks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Charlie managed to change bear to bare. yep.. he did the post about the bare lady.. lol... This post just cracked me up, so I simply had to TAG Charlies.. lol... Too funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I guess Deja never heard the old joke about bears.... Ranger: you should carry pepper spray and a bell to ring in case you are confronted by bears. You should be extra careful when you see bear scat around. BMC: Mr Ranger man, how can you tell if it's bear scat? Ranger: Bear scat smells like pepper and has bells in it. That's all for me, nite folks, off to dream of shiney guns and loud bangs. Grizz-zzzz-zzzzzzzzzzz lol... about the size of it.. The moral of the story is Don't carry a watermelon and a bell into bear country...lol... no matter who tells you it's okay to do it.. lol Cuz they are looking for entertainment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy Had no hair Fuzzy Wuzzy Wasn't fuzzy, was he? Was he bare? :lol: lol... Fuzzy wzzy wasn't fuzzy so I guess he was buzzy.. or bare.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Do not sleep with candy,toothpaste, or other smellies...like your socks And never let you best friend store his food and laundry in your tent camper.. lol.. yeah I know that now.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 :lol: In case you can't run faster, when I was flying the bush the old timers said best bear gun is a .22, when confrinted by a bear shoot whoever is with ya in the knee and run like hell Monitor clean up in aisle three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Cherokee, SASS#48332 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Good article, and fairly accurate..grizzlies do tend to just bat ya around some if they attack, and the "play dead stuff" will work unless they plan on eating you-Which they sometimes do. If a black bear attacks, they generally plan on killing you..So fight like yer life depends on it-Because it probably does! Punch the critter in the nose, or better yet poke him in the eye iffn' ya can! There have been a few instances in which a blackie has dined on human..But as a general rule, they only attack when suprised or scared, perceive a threat to their cubs, or over a food source. I noticed the article didn't mention the use of firearms..In the case of a polar bear, a gun is probably the only thing that's going to keep ya from gettin' et..Preferably nothing smaller than a .375 Magnum rifle. I ran into a hiker and his lady one day on the Blue Ridge Parkway and noticed he was carrying a can of dog spray..I asked him what it was for and he said "Bears". I told him the best thing he could do was leave it in his car if that was all he had, it would do nothing but pi** the bear off.. As for me, I'm going to pack a gun anytime I'm in the woods..Just makes good sense, not really so much for four legged critters as the two legged ones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Matt McCord, SASS #24683 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The easiest way to survive a bear attack is, JUST DON'T GO OUT IN THE DURNED WOODS IN THE FIRST PLACE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 ... As for me, I'm going to pack a gun anytime I'm in the woods..Just makes good sense, not really so much for four legged critters as the two legged ones.. Worried about them bigfoot critters huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I see no reference to the probability that an increase in bear attacks is due to an increase in ecotourists attempting to hand feed bears ham sandwiches. Sometimes known as the Timothy Treadwell factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgetop Rich - SASS#42606 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I see no reference to the probability that an increase in bear attacks is due to an increase in ecotourists attempting to hand feed bears ham sandwiches. Sometimes known as the Timothy Treadwell factor. Frank, I think what you are referring to is the EBBGAS Fund (Every Brown Bear Gets a Sandwich). This is a highly respected organization, and is in fact my favorite animal charity. I would suggest you look at the link below and get all the information before making such rash remarks. Thank You. Respectfully, Ridgetop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Bare attack? Ya got me with that one, Deja! I have a very good friend who was chomped on by a black bear while camping in the Smokies several years ago. He was sleeping in a hammock and was spooked awake when the bear sniffed his nose. He woke up with a start, the bear jumped back and back then bit down on his torso. He let go right away and then chomped his arm. His wife doesn't go camping any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Frank, I think what you are referring to is the EBBGAS Fund (Every Brown Bear Gets a Sandwich). This is a highly respected organization, and is in fact my favorite animal charity. I would suggest you look at the link below and get all the information before making such rash remarks. Thank You. Respectfully, Ridgetop I got a little muddled on the message (the messanger was a little distracting). Does this mean you're donating to a charity that feeds small children to brown bears? If so there are a few around here I'd like to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgetop Rich - SASS#42606 Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yeah, rumor has it that she caused quite a stir being on the cover of Maxim magazine a couple of months ago. Something about personal grooming habits.... :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Cherokee, SASS#48332 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Worried about them bigfoot critters huh? Them Bigfoots can be mean..MEAN, I tell ya!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Bare in the woods? Are we talking about Deja again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Them Bigfoots can be mean..MEAN, I tell ya!! And How! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Bare attack? Ya got me with that one, Deja! I have a very good friend who was chomped on by a black bear while camping in the Smokies several years ago. He was sleeping in a hammock and was spooked awake when the bear sniffed his nose. He woke up with a start, the bear jumped back and back then bit down on his torso. He let go right away and then chomped his arm. His wife doesn't go camping any more. Not exactly a great camping trip.. yikes... I am so sorry.. I was waiting for a line there.. like his wife doesn't going hunting with her "honey" anymore.. lol Charlies, you had that one coming... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yeah, rumor has it that she caused quite a stir being on the cover of Maxim magazine a couple of months ago. Something about personal grooming habits.... :wacko: RR's are you talking about me, the bear, or the lady who jumped bare off the cliff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgetop Rich - SASS#42606 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Deja - Munn's the word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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