Boy attacked by bear, Dad kills with William Tell shot...

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A griz in E. Washington?
Must have been one of two or three...

They're pretty damn rare over there.

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And I agree hunters are fair game too. The last one I shot was with a recurve bow from about nine yards.

ROTFL!! When's the open season on hunters in your state?

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A lot of people in bear country make a lot of noise to let bears know they are coming. Some have small bells on their packs etc.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, recently issued this bulletin:

In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the bush.

"We advise outdoorsmen to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity.

Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings: Black bear dropping are smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur.

Grizzly bear droppings has little bells in it and smells like pepper."

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They're pretty damn rare over there.

There's a little area in North Eastern WA. that is part of the Griz management project. It's bordered by the Couer D' Alene river and the Idaho border. They actually have something like 15 or 20 running around up there. Very nasty terrain though and THICK with trees. Consequently that area also has the highest per capita Bigfoot sightings in the US. I used to hunt not far from a little town called Usk.

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Good point. I need to do more editing on what I write before posting. Steve1

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And I agree hunters are fair game too. The last one I shot was with a recurve bow from about nine yards.

One of them ran right out in front of my car and I couldn't stop in time. I was thinkin' of calling the sherriff but decided to check his pockets for loose change and chewin' tabaccy instead.

-Doug

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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Black bear dropping are smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur.

I'm trying to picture how a squirrel wouldn't see a bear coming.

Squirrel says, "Hey, look the big black squirrel, maybe he wants to play."

-Doug

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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The dad had his act together, but did you hear about the uncle who dove in the water after a 6 foot Bull shark had torn off his nephew's arm. The uncle whipped the sharks ass, pulled him back onto land and saved the kid's arm. On top of that if you listen to the 911 tapes he sounds like he is calling out for pizza instead of just fighting a shark and winning. All this happened in Florida last year. Unc must have two big brass ones hanging.

I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle

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Here's a picture of the bear, I mentioned earlier. This was back in the para-commander days, when I had more hair than sense.

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Oh,oh, the picture didn't go through. I'll go back and fiddle with my scanner. Steve1

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Trying again. I'm almost computer illiterate.

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Why that's just a Wee little black bear.....

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Clay,
There's lot's of bigger ones out there. Actually it was about a 225 pound boar. He looked plenty big when he ran right by me. Steve1

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There's lot's of bigger ones out there

Man...you should see the ones on the coast of North Carolina. The State record there was over 800 pounds. Of Course....he had been eating the scraps from a hog processing plant..... Talk about "FAT BASTARD!!!"