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An unprovoked surprise attack by a large black bear.

Bear spray did not work, but a gun did.

1 posted on 08/31/2020 5:28:55 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

When seconds count...


2 posted on 08/31/2020 5:32:57 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: marktwain

The only good bear is a dead bear.


3 posted on 08/31/2020 5:38:24 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: marktwain

Idiotic liberal laws kill way more people than they save.


4 posted on 08/31/2020 5:47:39 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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Weird, black bears rarely attack unless injured or cornered or with cubs


5 posted on 08/31/2020 5:53:52 AM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: marktwain

Early warning dogs save lives too.


6 posted on 08/31/2020 5:56:48 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Plugs/Jugs 2020....Joe/Ho 2020...)
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To: marktwain

“””Bear spray did not work, but a gun did. “”””

I use bear spray. I spray it on the bullets for my .44 mag.

That way the bear spray gets there faster.


7 posted on 08/31/2020 5:57:47 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: marktwain
Under Canadian law, every gun must be locked up and unloaded, unless actually in use.

Reminds me when I was living in kommiefornia. This happened in Salinas, I believe.

A 16 year old girl was home alone in a farmhouse in the valley. A criminal broke in the house and the girl, who knew how to operate a firearm, desperately tried to get into her father's gun safe.

You see, the incredibly moronic simpletons in the kommiefornia legislature passed a moronic law that if there are minors in the house, all guns must be secured. A gun safe, for example.

The girl could not get a gun. She was raped and brutally murdered.

The kanuks have nothing over the elected kommiefornia fascists. Kommies are stupid. And they all follow the same rulebook. Mao. Stalin. Hitler. Newsom. Loathsome creatures, every one.

8 posted on 08/31/2020 6:04:37 AM PDT by LouAvul (The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
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To: marktwain
If you can't keep a loaded firearm immediately at hand, at least keep a few sharp things handy. In critter country, a boar spear would be useful.


9 posted on 08/31/2020 6:07:19 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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"... whereas bear scat smells like pepper, and has little bells embedded in it."

Punchline to an unfortunately apropos joke.

Prayers up for the family.

11 posted on 08/31/2020 6:27:56 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: marktwain

Mostly peaceful black bear attack ...


21 posted on 08/31/2020 7:11:54 AM PDT by dartuser
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"...McKie Lack, Saskatchewan, Canada..."

For those searching this location on a map, my anticipation is author Dean Weingarten meant McKie Lake in his article.

23 posted on 08/31/2020 7:59:13 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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Sadly, another Covid death.


25 posted on 08/31/2020 8:07:48 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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My favorite bear story is not true, it’s just a story, but with a moral.

Here it is:

An atheist decided to take a nature walk in the mountainside.

He had always been a zealot for his atheism, proclaiming it, preaching it, arguing in favor of it and particularly arguing against Christians and Christianity.

He had been walking for some time when he saw a large bear, at some distance ahead of him. He stood frozen for a moment to see if the bear noticed him.

When he realized the bear did notice him, he decided he best walk back the way he came.

He started walking, slowly, and looked back over his shoulder to see if the bear was walking toward him. It was.

He walked a little faster, and noticed so was the bear, and it was still coming toward him.

He began to trot and the bear kept pace with him.

He decided to run, and so did the bear.

As he was running he tripped and fell down on the ground.

As he gained his composure he saw the bear was right there baring down on him.

He cried out: “Oh, God help me, Oh God please save me”.

Suddenly everything stopped, as if time itself had stopped.

Then he heard a voice, the voice of God, shouting at him:

“Now you seek my help, now you admit who I am, while all your life all you have done is deny me and encourage others to deny me, yet only now you want to pray to me.”

The man answered: “Forgive me God, I am humbly sorry, but here and now I see I need your help, or I will be taken by this bear.”

God answered: “So what is it you think I should do?

The man thought and thought a minute or two, trying to give an answer he felt God would appreciate. He said: “Well, maybe you could make the bear a Christian.”

God answered: “Are you sure that’s what you want me to do?”

The man answered: “Yes God, please make the bear a Christian”.

God answered: “Your shall have your wish”.

Then in a second time began to move again, and as the bear knelt down next to the man it said:

“Thank you God for this blessing, for this food, this nourishment for our body that we are about to receive”.


26 posted on 08/31/2020 8:08:49 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: marktwain

One week the bears are sharing peanut butter sandwiches at the human picnic.
The next week they are having humans for lunch.

...bi-polar bears...?


39 posted on 08/31/2020 1:59:25 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
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he sprayed the bear with pepper spray, and the bear got more angry.

45 posted on 09/02/2020 8:28:37 AM PDT by SJackson (wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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“every gun must be locked up and unloaded, unless actually in use.”

That is nonsensical. It it is in use, it can’t be locked up and unloaded, can it? Is that the law?


46 posted on 09/02/2020 8:55:30 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ("And oft conducted by historic truth, We tread the long extent of backward time.")
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How horrific for them all!


48 posted on 09/02/2020 9:23:41 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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