Darwin at work......

[Fontanaman]

Rather than running like hell or at least leaving the area quickly, this guy takes photos of a bear, the result is predictable. Dumb ****.

While on the motorcycle near Jasper BC in Canada there was a reason I didn't stop along with 25 cages to take a photo of the bear too.

 

[FJRay]

stupid is supposed to hurt.

 

[Cav47]

Maybe the family members releasing the pictures from the phone will help prevent tragedies like this happening again.

It was very foolish for him to not "bug out" but maybe he was really not sure of the consequences. I know I would have been running away somehow. I bet his 4 friends feel real good.

 

[Teehaml]

In New Joisey..?

Heck I thought all we had here was Tony Soprano and his boys along with Snooki and her nitwits.

Really though there has been more and more black bear sightings even down here in southern NJ. Seems like they are pushing down from eastern PA and NY. Along with coyotes.

 

[lnewlf]

I have black bears on my deck frequently-sometimes 3 or 4 at a time...I always carry a hunting knife when I'm in the woods-for what good it might do..

not sure what the poor dude was expected to do

run ?? a bear can hit 30 mph

climb a tree ?? right.

you must stand your ground, make yourself a big as possible, never look directly at him.....and if he knocks you down cover up and pray..

and yes, they should all have stayed together and fought it as best they could..

 

[Spud]

The second to last picture was him getting a great selfie with the bear. The last picture was a selfie of the bear enjoying dinner.

 

[dcarver]

?Kind of reminds me of the bear joke w/ punchline of 'You are not in this for the hunting, are you?'

 

[Pterodactyl]

Same thing happened to a retired park ranger in Glacier several years ago. He was found dead from a bear attack with his pistol in his hand. The second to last picture on his camera was of two griz cubs; the last picture was of moma bear with all four paws off the ground in full flight on her way towards the ranger. They should etch the following into camera lenses: Bears may be closer than they appear.

This one was in Hyder raiding a burned out house next door to our place. The Hyder bears are about as used to humans as they get.

 

[infrared]

Bear precautions . . .

 

[bluesdog]

When hiking in bear country, always take along a slower friend.

Seriously, carry bear spray, a stout hiking stick, a good hunting knife or belt axe. Back away steadily while facing the bear. Drop your hat/backpack/jacket to give the bear something to investigate. Do not 'play dead'. That just doesn't work with bears.

If attacked, fight back as hard as you can. People have successfully fought off bears using tree branches.

Oh, and don't snap pics. Bears get annoyed when you take photos of them.

(Love that Fort Steele sign! ^^)

 

[Pterodactyl]

I have black bears on my deck frequently-sometimes 3 or 4 at a time...I always carry a hunting knife when I'm in the woods-for what good it might do..
not sure what the poor dude was expected to do

run ?? a bear can hit 30 mph

climb a tree ?? right.

you must stand your ground, make yourself a big as possible, never look directly at him.....and if he knocks you down cover up and pray..

and yes, they should all have stayed together and fought it as best they could..

We had bears in our yard every now and then when we lived in Fairbanks. Mostly Hooligans, young bears of 1.5-2 years that have just been dumped by moma. They scared away pretty easily. Might have helped if he were armed, but sometimes you are just fooked.

 

[Pterodactyl]

When hiking in bear country, always take along a slower friend.
Seriously, carry bear spray, a stout hiking stick, a good hunting knife or belt axe a shotgun or large bore side arm. In some cases a .22 will sufice. Shoot a companion in the foot then run away with alacrity. Back away steadily while facing the bear. Drop your hat/backpack/jacket to give the bear something to investigate. Do not 'play dead'. That just doesn't work with bears.

If attacked, fight back as hard as you can. People have successfully fought off bears using tree branches.

Oh, and don't snap pics. Bears get annoyed when you take photos of them.

(Love that Fort Steele sign! ^^)

Fixed.

 

[TomInPA]

I'm going to go against the collective here, and say poor Patel was mauled by a bear that was probably unafraid of humans and probably had been fed and encouraged to see people as a source of food. Black bears are rarely this aggressive. I have run across bears riding horses, motorcycles on trails, and even taking an interest in a BBQ leg of lamb. Even with the lamb finishing up on a charcoal grill in Colorado, the bear and her cub took a pass.

This was a very rare and unusual attack at a time when sows are not protecting cubs, and in open terrain. I think this guy was doomed when they split up, and he found himself unarmed and alone. The behavior of the bear was not normal.

 

[JamesW]

Coming S. down the parkway from jasper we passed several rental cars parked on the shoulder with a bunch of Asian tourists clustered AROUND a black bear. As I continued on I noticed my partner had stopped, I waited up for him, and later on taking a break at the crossing I asked him why he had bothered to stop for just another black bear photo, his response was what he thought might be a pic of tourist being eaten as he observed a tourist following the bear yards into the woods about 10 feet behind the bear. Too much walt Disney watching.

 

[Pterodactyl]

The common wisdom among the folks I knew in AK was that there are two types of bear encounters.

The first is when you encroach on a bear's space while it is with its young, protecting a food source such as a dead moose, or you just surprise the bear. If attacked in this sort of situation one should try to get face down and interlace the hands over the back of the neck. The goal is to protect the face, neck and gut. Resist being rolled over as much as possible. The thought is that the bear will discontinue the attack once it believes you are not a threat.

The second sort of attack is when the bear is hunting you. This happens generally when the bear is starving and can no longer hunt successfully or find another easy food source; you are the easy food source. You hear the stories of people being attacked while asleep in tents, for example. In this case you have no choice but to do your best to fight the bear, because the bear is not going to stop until you are well into its digestive track.

Knowing the bear's intent can be the hard part. They are not particularly talkative.

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I encountered this bear in Jasper NP. He was setting off my V1. I suppose he had a transmitter on him some place. I did notoce I would get radar signals every now and then in the park when there was no source around.

 

[juniorfjr]

Quoting John Wayne "Life is hard, even harder when your stupid"

 

[Geezer]

New Jersey had outlawed bear hunting for a number of years. They just started allowing it again a couple of years ago, and only during a very short season. Bears in NJ had learned that they do not have any reason to fear humans, and humans often have food.

 

[RadioHowie]

New Jersey had outlawed bear hunting for a number of years. They just started allowing it again a couple of years ago, and only during a very short season. Bears in NJ had learned that they do not have any reason to fear humans, and humans often have ARE food.

Improved...

 

[lnewlf]

Huh...riding in Vt. one day my Escort went off...thinking bear [2 legs], but it was a herd ? of 4 legged ones.. never thought about a transmitter..