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2naSalit

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37. Maybe you should

Reply to Reter (Reply #24)

Mon Aug 10, 2015, 12:25 AM

Aug 2015

stay out of their territory then, why invite trouble?

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Grizzly kills veteran hiker in Yellowstone National Park, authorities say [View all] Doingto Aug 2015 OP

Welcome to DU - IBTL Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #1

Leading story on ABC news right now. TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #5

Great to hear. I've grown very cynical/skeptical about what passes muster in LBN. Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #6

i can't remember the last one I did. TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #7

What would Colbert say if he was still on air? iandhr Aug 2015 #2

I think this meets the criteria for LBN TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #3

to add to the national interest point... 2naSalit Aug 2015 #9

I'm thinking being partially consumed.... dhill926 Aug 2015 #4

...and you could be mistaken too. 2naSalit Aug 2015 #8

Agreed on no hiking alone Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #10

Yep. GGJohn Aug 2015 #11

That joke is so old it has a rind on it, and 2naSalit Aug 2015 #14

Jeez dude, GGJohn Aug 2015 #16

It's very easy to avoid all types of bears, even Grizzlies. . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #21

LOL. GGJohn Aug 2015 #22

You had me totally sucked into that one. Bravo! n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #33

BTW, I do live in bear country, GGJohn Aug 2015 #43

Is that necessary or helpful? I know people are prickly right now, but why uppityperson Aug 2015 #25

That's the problem with DU at this time, GGJohn Aug 2015 #42

I did appreciate your joke architect359 Aug 2015 #50

Thanks. GGJohn Aug 2015 #69

I used to make jokes at the expense of overweight people too LanternWaste Aug 2015 #56

FFS!!!! GGJohn Aug 2015 #67

Don't bring granola bars either..... Historic NY Aug 2015 #31

He had defensive cuts on his forearms Doingto Aug 2015 #17

Makes me wonder 2naSalit Aug 2015 #38

jesus�� dhill926 Aug 2015 #35

He seems to have been alive when the attack began Yo_Mama Aug 2015 #59

True.. 2naSalit Aug 2015 #66

Maybe he was shot dead and the bear said, MMMM good! TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #13

With all the 2naSalit Aug 2015 #15

Personally, I don't think it's unwise to carry a weapon in dangerous country. nt Adrahil Aug 2015 #18

Oh no shenmue Aug 2015 #12

rip hiker dude restorefreedom Aug 2015 #19

I think I have hiked that trail. DCBob Aug 2015 #20

I wonder - does pepper spray really work? elias49 Aug 2015 #23

It depends. If a bear is serious about eating you, it may not help. But for those uppityperson Aug 2015 #26

If you sprayed it on yourself 2naSalit Aug 2015 #39

Yes it works. DCBob Aug 2015 #27

A couple vids for you. uppityperson Aug 2015 #29

That's quite a spray! nt elias49 Aug 2015 #30

It is... 2naSalit Aug 2015 #36

Call me what you wish, but I don't like animals that can kill humans with ease Reter Aug 2015 #24

Maybe you should 2naSalit Aug 2015 #37

I do Reter Aug 2015 #44

Good on ya 2naSalit Aug 2015 #48

Docile and domesticated. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #57

I feel bad they are going to set traps and kill them. Firstly it was stupid he was alone and glinda Aug 2015 #28

Yes, I have a big problem with killing animals TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #32

they are going to kill the cub too? restorefreedom Aug 2015 #34

If it was 2naSalit Aug 2015 #40

+1 2naSalit Aug 2015 #41

I would be outraged. But what makes you think they're going to go kill the bear and her cubs? The Stranger Aug 2015 #46

Read it early on in a news release. Traps set and area blocked off. glinda Aug 2015 #47

once a bear kills and eats a human, they'll do it again. Sunlei Aug 2015 #51

Sadly, this is the correct answer. Xithras Aug 2015 #52

Yes, the berry crop failed the year Tim was killed shrike Aug 2015 #53

It's all about energy balance Strelnikov_ Aug 2015 #55

Do you have a cite to any scientific evidence for this assertion? tabasco Aug 2015 #58

Sisters a biologist. Spent more time than I can add up hiking bear country with her. Xithras Aug 2015 #70

Still waiting for a cite. "My sister's a biologist" is not evidence. tabasco Aug 2015 #71

Once bears learn humans are food, they don't stop. Bear has to be killed. Yo_Mama Aug 2015 #60

Too bad we are causing animals to starve and have few places left to go. I think there are glinda Aug 2015 #62

Bears normally predate somewhat - deer, for example. Yo_Mama Aug 2015 #64

Same thing happened to 'Timothy Treadwell', grizzly bear killed & ate. I'd carry bear spray. Sunlei Aug 2015 #45

News this AM says 2naSalit Aug 2015 #49

This is some good information. glinda Aug 2015 #63

Thanks... 2naSalit Aug 2015 #68

They always end up killing the animal, even though the hiker was in the bear's world. Vinca Aug 2015 #54

It's likely they'll find something wrong with the Sow - an injury maxsolomon Aug 2015 #61

"Night of The Grizzly" shrike Aug 2015 #72

But for the grace of God, tabasco Aug 2015 #65