[WVKayaker]

Cold read:

Officials kill grizzly bears to head-off lawsuits dead people before they arise

[Katya]

Seriously? lawsuits gone crazy. Does the public really expect the rangers to protect them from the wild animals. You enter a wildlife area at your own risk.

[Sacajaweau]

Do we really need these grizzlies at all??

[donhunt]

Can’t this same rule be applied to illegals?

[Ditter]

Being mauled by a bear would be one of the worst things I can think of. The wounds would get horribly infected no matter how they cleaned them. The recovery would take a long time.

[Tex-Con-Man]

I wonder if the new Health Care Reform bill covers anger management counseling for grizzlies.

I don't think rehab is out of the question when done by qualified government certified wildlife management mental health professionals.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

A somewhat gruesome end, turned into Grizzly bear feces.

[Carley]

I suspose KILL THE BEARS BEFORE THEY KILL AGAIN is not a suitable reason?

Insanity rules!

[MarineBrat]

Just sayin'....

[Raider Sam]

Couldnt people apply “dont swim with sharks” logic to bears?

[an amused spectator]

The Montana grizzly killed and partially consumed Kevin Kammer at a Gallatin National Forest campground near Cooke City, Mont. on July 29.

The Montana grizzly partially consumed Kevin Kammer, who later died of his injuries at a Gallatin National Forest campground near Cooke City, Mont. on July 29.

There, fixed it.

[oneolcop]

I don't know about any of the other commenters on this subject, but I live in Grizzly country. They pretty well stay to themselves. A couple are killed each year by hunters who "mistake" them for black bears, but mostly, they just hang out eating whatever they can find. Haven't had an attack here in about five years. The last one was an really interesting one: A young woman was babysitting a couple of toddlers. They cooked some BBQ and were playing in the back yard when the babysitter spotted the griz coming at them. She managed to get the kids and herself into the house just as the bear caught up. He pawed at the sliding glass door trying to get at them. While he was doing this, the babysitter got a 270 Remington rifle. The griz moved away from the door a little bit and babysitter poked the rifle out and shot him at point-blank range, killing him.

There were no charges filed by Idaho Fish & Game.

The bottom line is that people who go into bear country unprepared for what might happen are pretty foolish. The enviro's have created these situations by disarming sensible folks. In this case, while I don't know if anyone was armed at the scene but bears are smart. They know when they are in danger and avoid these situations. IOW, these incidents are largely preventable. If people who aren't prepared to kill a predator go into bear country, they're prey Period.

[Vinnie]

Lightbulb.. (ping)

Why not relocate problem bears to a certain Nat’l Forest in AZ that abuts the Mexican border??
The one that is off limits to Americans.

[Carry_Okie]

Unionized bureaucrats on full pensions will kill more grizzlies than were taken by hunters who would pay for the privilege. That is what happened with mountain lions in California.

[tang-soo]

Grizzly Minority Report?

[ExSoldier]

If the meat is donated to homeless shelters will those homeless folks be accused of cannibalism by proxy because the bear consumed human flesh?

[mware]

I heard the one that took the guy out of his tent, was a female with three cubs.

They said the cubs showed signs of malnutrition.

With three cubs to feed, sounds like she couldn't supply enough food so went for an easy target.