Black bear runs down and mauls bicyclist in Canadian park ( Bring back the hunting seasons )

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | May 15, 2006 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Ping!

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"Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away."

I'd rather spray lead.

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Man (Freeper kanawa) stabs bear to death
The Record.com ^ | Jul 22, 2006 | MELINDA DALTON

Posted on 07/22/2006 6:30:03 PM MDT by kanawa

A Waterloo man and his dog made a harrowing escape from the clutches of a vicious black bear Thursday while portaging near Wawa, Ont.

Tom Tilley, 55, killed the nearly 200-pound bear by jumping on its back and stabbing the aggressive animal with a six-inch hunting knife after his dog alerted him and distracted the bear.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1670661/posts

Cross-ref to another bear story.

jm