HaaHahahaThank you Pistoler0 for the reminder!
High pitched whining noises will NOT deter a bear.
Evidence? The "Bear, please don't eat my kayak video".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3qhEIZBlX8
HaaHahahaThank you Pistoler0 for the reminder!
High pitched whining noises will NOT deter a bear.
Evidence? The "Bear, please don't eat my kayak video".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3qhEIZBlX8
For those of you who live in the Southwest, you simply have no conception of how popular places are in the North and in Canada, are for back country activities
I suspect the injured parties in this case had food in there with them.
I am sorry, but people are just naive and ignorant. They were camping, SLEEPING in bear country with nothing to shield them from bears or wolves other than thin fabric, which is no protection at all.
DNS's insight never ceases to amaze me. This is very likely what happened. Bears don't have to want to hurt you to hurt you. They're big, they're incredibly strong, and they have sharp appendages. Just batting you out of the way will break stuff. The two victims kayaked several miles to look for help, so it wasn't a predatory or defensive attack, likely scared the bear and it reacted.Bottom line, the bear surprised the campers and the campers surprised the bear and the bear reacted in what sounds like a typical manner.
Cue the Timothy Treadwell video. His girlfriend was making lots of whining whimpering sounds, didn't stop the bear from killing and eating them.High pitched whining noises will NOT deter a bear.
Wax on, wax off? Not . . . sure . . . how . . . that . . . helps?I use the Miyagi defense!
What, pray tell, are backpackers supposed to use? Are there bear-proof tents that weight less and 50 lbs?
How do you protect yourself from quick and intense bear attack like this?
Let me put it this way. Sleeping in a tent in bear country is like sleeping in a house with all the doors and windows unlocked. Everybody seems to feel safe doing it and then act all surprised when something bad happens and then claim things like "it happened so fast."
Sure, there's a small element of risk. But black bear territory also makes up the vast majority of wilderness areas in the United States.
Yeah but sleeping in a tent in bear country or in a house in the summer with windows open and a 44 mag handy is like Harry Callahan going: "Go ahead, make my day".Let me put it this way. Sleeping in a tent in bear country is like sleeping in a house with all the doors and windows unlocked. Everybody seems to feel safe doing it and then act all surprised when something bad happens and then claim things like "it happened so fast."
Each of us chooses which risk is worthwhile and acceptable.
Great post. A number of things you said are so true.I really doubt most people do. They blunder through life with the "it will never happen to me" attitude and then are all surprised when it happens to them. Being naive, ignorant, complacent, or just in denial seems very common in the attitudes reflected. You know the "we live in a good neighborhood" attitude. Using your example, when most folks go skiing, they aren't looking at the short term and long term impacts of what possible skiing injuries may cause them to endure. They are just thinking about what a good time it will be.
YepBear spray? Shotgun? Handgun?? Dogs? All ridiculous and unnecessary in bear country.
When I camp in a known bear area, I simply hang a sign in the middle of my campsite that says "BEAR FREE ZONE" .
Problem solved.
Yes, but this IS the reward. The good time has value in itself, that's all I am saying. That's why I first mentioned solitary confinement.I really doubt most people do. They blunder through life with the "it will never happen to me" attitude and then are all surprised when it happens to them. Being naive, ignorant, complacent, or just in denial seems very common in the attitudes reflected. You know the "we live in a good neighborhood" attitude. Using your example, when most folks go skiing, they aren't looking at the short term and long term impacts of what possible skiing injuries may cause them to endure. They are just thinking about what a good time it will be.
Are every one of us who is overweight and with high blood pressure being stupid people who are blind to the risk?