[SWAMPSNIPER]

“Evert, who was not armed and was not carrying bear spray”.

What else can you say? When big critters lose their fear of man it’s a dangerous state of affairs.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Did Darwin claim another Treadwell? Sounds that way, though at 70 his procreate days were probably over.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[Bon mots]

Bear Kills Hiker

Local Killed by Bear Placed in his Yard by Government

[Jack Hammer]

Lucky for him he was mauled and killed; if he’d defended himself, he’d be in real trouble.

[Condor51]

Neal said bear researchers were returning from the capture site when they were told by Evert’s wife, Yolanda, that he was missing.

Oh.. SNAP!

Now I'll be thinking of Pulp Fiction all day and Jules (Samuel L Jackson) telling Yolanda to be cool, just like Fonzie.

[Vaduz]

If they knew what they were doing it wouldn’t be called research.

[SERE_DOC]

OMG

Why can't they regulate these bear's. So much anger, so much hate, Dang that rap music.

[RKBA Democrat]

No gun. No bear spray. Grizzly country. Not a good combination.

Prayers for the gentleman.

[70th Division]

Trap and send that bear to the Arizona boarder

[InvisibleChurch]

Researchers drew blood from the captured bear and fitted it with a radio collar before releasing it, Servheen said, but it has not yet been determined whether the previously captured bear was the same one that killed Evert. Servheen initially said Friday morning that wildlife officials would not try to trap the bear again. But he said later that efforts were being made to recapture it. “If we get a chance to trap it, we will trap it,” he said. He said the investigation of the mauling is in its early stages, and that authorities will work to try to re-create what happened. If it is determined that the bear trapped Thursday is the one that killed Evert, federal wildlife officials will decide the bear’s fate, he said.

Who ARE these people? They trap a wild animal , draw blood, tie a radio collar around it , release it and maybe it kills a human and now they want to recapture it to see if it actually killed this man. They aren't even sure if they can figure it out and then what, decide it's fate? what does that mean? Why is the govt capturing and tagging animals? Why are humans taking walks in the woods where bears live? What station was the radio collar tuned to? So many questions. Just leave the animals alone and stay out of the woods where the big animals are.

[Delta 21]

Humans are tasty, bump.

[Conan the Conservative]

He knew of the bear release and intentionally went to the area, he ignored warning signs, he went without any form of protection. Might have been suicide by bear.

[DUMBGRUNT]

“The people doing this are highly trained professionals who follow very detailed protocols. One of the most important protocols is public safety,” he said.

Where can we read the 'very detailed protocols'?

Lots of details on how to treat the bear, not so much about the guy that lives down the trail?

[driftless2]

One of the rangers said bear spray or a gun would have done little good in a surprise encounter. So I’ll ask the Freepers on this thread. If you are surprised by a grizzly bear, would you rather be armed or unarmed? I think we know the answer.

[LouAvul]

“Evert, who was not armed and was not carrying bear spray”.

Suicide by bear.