[ZULU]

“In 28 years of law enforcement this is the first bear attack that I know of in Utah County,” Harris said.

As the number of bears increases and the number of campers and hikers in bear country increases, incidents like this will grow in numbers.

People camping or hiking in bear country should include at least one person familiar with firarms who is capable of taking down a bear and is armed. People camping in bear country should also be required to have a dog of an appropriate kind with them - Plott Hound, etc.

[radioman]

People camping in bear country should also be required to have a dog of an appropriate kind with them - Plott Hound, etc.

Any kind of dog will work. The barking will wake you and the dog will distract the bear from you. There aren't many bear attacks because black bear rarely stalk humans. When they do, there is no animal more dangerous.

Prowling black bear are almost a daily occurence where I live. I use pepper spray on them. Works great but don't buy the kind that has red dye in it. It actually attracts them.
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