Bear Attack

[Iggy]

If you're gonna play in bear country, you better play by bear rules.

Them bears may not have had a chance to read the memo on not grabbing sleeping food.

 

[bobcat]

One of the bears fed on the victim, that's an automatic death sentence. The cubs learn everything from momma, they're concerned about learned behavior. Here's a link to the latest article in todays paper:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100731/NEWS01/7310309/Grizzly-euthanized-tests-link-her-to-maulings

There are no theories on what provoked the attack, like someone said, they're bears, who knows?

 

[ladder13]

If you're gonna play in bear country, you better play by bear rules.

Them bears may not have had a chance to read the memo on not grabbing sleeping food.

+1 Sleeping in a flimsy tent in the middle of bear habitat isn't the smartest move.
In Yellowstone I saw tents set up within a mile of grizzly sightings. Why???
No bear spray, nor firearm for that matter, is going to help you at 3 am while fast asleep, bears don't knock first.

 

[Bob R]

like someone said, they're bears, who knows?

Just doing what bears do. When I worked in a hospital close to East Glacier, MT we got a guy that had been swiped at by a bear in the middle of the night. He was sleeping in his tent, heard some grunting and then got smacked in the head, all the while he was in his tent. That bear laid open his scalp fairly well. 4 really nice lacetations. I find it kind of amazing how clean the cuts were, those claws must be plenty sharp.

bob

 

[n4zov]

Based on the theory that the most accurate news accounts come from near the site where the incident happened, here is a link to a lot of local coverage of the incident. This is from the Flathead Beacon in Kalispell, MT:

Flathead Beacon | Your Search Results

 

[Bob R]

Here is some more newpaper coverage of the event. In the related section is an article about a couple of bears that have made it east to the Missouri River. The bears seem to have recovered enough to start moving into their traditional territory.

One of the places I used to bird hunt was quite a ways from the mountains yet a week after I hunted along the creek another hunter was mauled by a griz. You just never know where the bears are at.

They are spooky quiet also, for such a big animal they sure do move fast and light.

Grizzly euthanized; tests link her to maulings | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune

bob

 

[nostraDONus]

And tie them to an anthill for good measure! LOL!

I'll drive the bus.

 

[ladder13]

Who goes swimmin' in a pond frequented by gators? .....Oh,.....never mind, I've seen the news reports

 

[Harrison]

I was just watching on fox about that muslem woman that is going to be stoned to death that was accused of adultry. Her lawyer has "dissapeared". The lawyers family has been jailed untill he comes out of hideing. Seems he hid because he is in fear of his life for defending her. And we deal with these animals?

We deal with them because they are the "religion of peace", don't you know. Besides we don't want to offend them and be called 'crusaders', which is as bad as being called racist.

 

[mtgianni]

Here is some more newpaper coverage of the event. In the related section is an article about a couple of bears that have made it east to the Missouri River. The bears seem to have recovered enough to start moving into their traditional territory.

One of the places I used to bird hunt was quite a ways from the mountains yet a week after I hunted along the creek another hunter was mauled by a griz. You just never know where the bears are at.

They are spooky quiet also, for such a big animal they sure do move fast and light.

Grizzly euthanized; tests link her to maulings | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune

bob

I was BS'ing with a rancher at a wellhead when he said he looked in the field and saw his bulls were out of place. He jumped in the 4 wheeler to round them up and as he came over the ridge realized he had 4 adult grizzlies and 2 cubs. He decided it was time for an eye appointment and spun it around fast. On the Eastern Rocky Mt front the first 50 miles East is Grizz country, not just the pines.

 

[nostraDONus]

I heard something today at the gun club about possible forest fires pushing the bears from their normal area of operation. That could make them kind of testy and hungry.

Anybody else hear that?

 

[beach elvis]

Kill the children of anyone who farts at the dinner table.

I'm a dead man.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

A bear does what a bear does.

Maybe, but I hear that this one was just starting to turn her life around.

 

[rchance]

I believe the Bear should have been given another chance expecially since she had young. She may have felt threatened in some way in which we'll never know. Anyway alot of people get second chances they should never get so what's wrong with a Bear getting a second chance? After all the bear didn't storm into someone's living room and demand cash!