Bear Encounters

“My wife and I had a black bear cross the trail about 100' in front of us yesterday, while we were on a short day hike. He was more brown then black. They're very active now, it's the third one I've seen in the past 2 weeks.”

“Trying to pack on that fat before laying down.”

“I managed to avoid "Grizzy Rage" last night on SciFi.

(subtitle: "When B-Movies Attack")”

“I saw a black bear in the Boulder Flatirons last weekend - with two cubs! Big healthy pretty bear.”

“I'd say the guy who got this close to shoot this video is stupid. Or ignorant. Or both.


http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2007/09/19/backyard.bears.NJ12”

“I must admit... I makes me reconsider my interest in a hammock. If this kind of thing gets spread around to the rest of the bruin community who knows who is going to want to climb into bed with you.”

“oh thats so funny. That looks like fun.”

“Bears just gotta have fun.”

“Ramblinrev - In GSMNP at CS#86 I looked over from my campfire and discovered a bear under my tarp checking out my bedroll!”

“Bear Bites Boy Scout

The game commission said a group of Boy Scouts were camping at the park and one of the Scouts had candy on him. The bear came along, bit through the tent and into the boys thigh.

http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7100654”

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YA got to know how to handle these bears.....REF SUPER TROOPERS”

“Love it Geo!!!”

“Too funny!”

“Paybacks are Heck ----”

“Bad news, bears

Northern Nevada's drought has brought bears into Reno to raid the local garbage cans

By Jay Jones

This article was published on 10.11.07, in Reno News & Review.

"Yogi Bear is smarter than the average bear, Yogi Bear is always in the ranger's hair. At a picnic table you will find him there, Stuffing down more goodies than the average bear."

If the theme song from the cartoon show is true, then Yogi Bear has a lot of competition these days for the mantle of "smarter than the average bear." In fact, some black bears are even showing up at the University of Nevada, Reno this fall.

OK, OK—they're not in the classrooms, but state wildlife officers say they are concerned—but not surprised—by the staggering number of sightings of wild bears throughout the Reno area, including on the UNR campus just north of downtown. The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) handled more than 400 calls of bear sightings in Washoe and Douglas Counties during August, a record.”

“I've also heard to make loud noises etc. Wouldn't a fog horn scare off a bear or just annoy it??”

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The real question is would Foghorn Leghorn eat the bear... or would the bear eat Foghorn Leghorn?”

“I say, I say, it's a JOKE, Son!”

“An encounter with a bear Friday night in Carbon County left four teenagers with scratches to the head, face and legs.

According to the campers, the bear ripped through their tents late Friday night at Hickory Run State Park, near White Haven. It is the second time bears have hurt people there in the last month.

http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7211159”

“Time 4 bear burgers...”

“There was some Boyscout on CNN this AM that got 'scratched' and his tent torn open a month or so ago.  I don't recall hearing anything about it at the time ----”

“"It's not a wise idea to have any sort of food products, including the clothes you cooked in, because a bear can smell it from a long way off," said Ringer.

the problem starts long before someone wears food scented clothes to bed or forgets they have a pack of big red in their pocket when they call it a day. i really do feel sorry for these bears that get acclimated and associate human activity with food. i mean i feel sorry for the people hurt in this story too, but that doesn't mean i don't feel sorry for the bears also.”