[Arthurio]

Another jackass who thought he was Grizzly Adams. Glad the bear is okay.

[Paladin2]

1911 was a special year.

[Randy Larsen]

A 42-year-old Salish Kootenai College student

Must be a tough school to graduate from if he is that old!

[ThomasThomas]

When I was third grade we had to stay inside during recess because of a bear sighting a couple times. They had lots of rules about recess. We could only catch frogs in the creek when the high school needed them for bio labs. The students had to catch their own frogs for dissection. Some of the girls didn’t want to catch frogs so they would give us a quarter to catch one for them. We couldn’t go outside while it was raining unless we were walking home.

[tumblindice]

Reminds me of a sign on the path from the parking lot to Mt. Palomar observatory: “Stay on the path—rattlesnakes.”
Maybe a sign here would have averted this tragedy: “Don’t pet grizzly cubs.”

[Squawk 8888]

Getting between any animal and her young is risky business. Especially the two-legged variety.

[Eagles6]

"Germaine White, Natural Resources spokeswoman for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, said the student was hiking alone in a brushy area along Mud Creek when he surprised the bear, which charged and mauled the man. He was not aware of the bear’s presence until after it began charging. "

I have a feeling that he was surprised too I also have a feeling that if he had "charged and mauled" or otherwise inconvenienced the bear he would be facing charges of some sort.

[Berlin_Freeper]

[SWAMPSNIPER]

"He was not carrying bear spray, and his name was not disclosed"?

How about Dumass?

[Cvengr]

Doesn’t ‘Salish Kootenai’ mean ‘shoo bear’ in the native American/Indian tongue?

[blueunicorn6]

In Montana the team mascots really can kick your ass and eat you, too.

[Old Yeller]

So a player with the Chicago Bears was defending the Cubs? Guess I don’t need to read the article.

[Verginius Rufus]

Not the baseball Cubs.