Posted on 08/02/2011 5:57:18 PM PDT by SJackson
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials trapped and killed a grizzly bear that charged toward a man and ate the food in his pack less than a month after a different grizzly killed a hiker.
Nobody was hurt Saturday when the male grizzly aggressively approached a man, then ran at him near the north shore of Yellowstone Lake. The attack happened while the man was sitting along Storm Point Trail, a 2.3-mile loop trail a few miles from Fishing Bridge.
The man threw his pack at the grizzly. The bear stopped charging, tore into the pack and ate the food inside.
Park officials said they trapped and euthanized the male bear Monday near the attack location.
“We’re pretty sure that he was starting to associate humans with food,” Yellowstone spokesman Dan Hottle said Tuesday.
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Mebbe you should review the latest rules for weapons in National Parks, eh? Look it up yourself and you’ll remember it better!
JC
Both Wyoming and Montana allow open carry, so visitors to Yellowstone can carry openly in the park. The Armed & Rangerous will tell you otherwise, but they are lyin’, something they are good at.
Note that buildings such as park offices and such may be poasted as gun free - after all, the bears have to have a chance to eat as you walk to and from the restaurant!
He was after the toilet paper!
Thanks for the info. The last time I hiked/camped in the Cascades, it was forbidden.
Cracker...see how easy it is. Next time just pass the info along.
I’m suprised they didn’t euthanize the hiker.
Yeah, yeah, yeah....and you might not have believed me, resulting in a peeing contest. Join the NRA and you would have already known about it.
JC
I was a member of the NRA for twenty years. I didn’t think they fought hard enough so let my membership lapse.
Ok... ok... the headline screams for the response; What did the bear charge the man with? Visa? Master Card?
Someone had to say it!
That too.
They did drive several gas stations out of business so that the nearest gas station to Yellowstone is over fifty miles away or some such.
Might as well feed hikers to the bear while they’re at it.
“I was a member of the NRA for twenty years. I didn’t think they fought hard enough so let my membership lapse.”
There are no restrictions on viewing their web page, and NRA-ILA responds fairly quickly to inquiries. There is also a move afoot to remove US Army Corps of Engineers restrictions in their facilities similar to the new NPS rules.
JC
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