"Grizzly Man" Movie Spurs New Looks at a Grisly Death

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0812_050812_grizzly_man.html ^ | August 12, 2005 | James Owen

[ZULU]

"..Yellowstone, Glacier, Jasper, and Banff have been forced to hire extra rangers to keep bear-friendly visitors back."

Too bad. They're interferring with "natural selection" in not allowing the "Darwin Award" to be delivered to mushy-brained tree-huggers.

Me, I wouldn't get within 50 yards of a grizz - that's the distance I'm dead-on with my rifle.

[Rutles4Ever]

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[caisson71]

The more we're educated about wild animals by the enviro-whackos the more stupid we act when in the presence of wild animals. What's wrong with this picture?

[hadaclueonce]

Could it be, hmmm, because it was a bear?

[whd23]

Bartlebaugh says Treadwell's decision to ignore this advice was influenced by his aim to become known as a "bear whisperer."

I think at the end he was probably a "bear screamer."

[AntiGuv]

Uhh, huh. That's it. Come just a little closer .. a liiittle closer..

This is not the individual that is the subject of the documentary.

[kaktuskid]

Bartlebaugh says Treadwell's decision to ignore this advice was influenced by his aim to become known as a "bear whisperer."
I think at the end he was probably a "bear screamer."


And finally "bear scat"!

[Bob]

...a controversial figure who put a history of drug and alcohol abuse behind him...

In a letter to one of his sponsors in 2003 he wrote: "My transformation complete—a fully accepted wild animal—brother to these bears."

Somehow, I find these two statements to be a bit self-contradictory.

[7thson]

I am not a big nature lover but it pisses me off when they shoot these animals after delta hotels like this get killed because of their own stupidity. The animal is only doing what comes natural. Do they feel because it killed a human, it is suddenly going to rampage on the nearest town? Did some sort of reverse vampirism occur where the animal is now infected and can't get enough of that human taste?

[ZULU]

"This is not the individual that is the subject of the documentary."

But COULD be.

[ZULU]

In this situation, I tend to agree with you. They serve an evolutionary function - eliminating stupid genes from the U.S. population.

Maybe we need more bears.

[FreedomFarmer]

[sniff]

I love happy endings.

[Drammach]

Duhhh.. Here comes a Grizzly.. Hold my Bacon Sammich while I go make freinds..

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

In a way. Once a bear, or big cat or canine, has killed a human, they tend to lose that natural fear of man that most wild animals have.

Since they have no, or reduced, fear of man, they will likely move further and further into man's territory. A non-fatal contact in the wild does not seem to have near the intensity of this loss of fear that a fatal incident has. As a result, it is prudent to put down a "man killer" to prevent another probable attack in the future.

[xcamel]

We seriously need a topic catagory called "MoreOnNews"

[Uncle Miltie]

Any advice on a bear gun?

I'm thinking Browning BAR .338 Win Mag. Anything better to get of a few shots before being mauled?

[ShadowDancer]

I read his story in Reader's Digest a few months back. The guy was a kook.

[GaltMeister]

Using Treadwell's own dramatic video footage,

I wonder if that is where they got this picture:

[Mike Darancette]

I once had a guy on FR tell me that Black Bears are less dangerous because they are vegetarians.

[Drammach]

We've already got the "Hold my Beer" category.. That covers it pretty well..