Posted on 07/11/2017 3:09:18 PM PDT by MtnClimber
While sleeping under the stars in the mountains near Boulder County, Colorado, on Sunday morning, a 19-year-old camp counselor was awoken by what he initially perceived to be a loud crunching sound. The sound, it turned out, was a black bear pressing onto his head as it dragged him from his sleeping bag.
Speaking with local Denver news station KMGH-TV, the teen, who was identified only as Dylan, claimed he believed the crunching sound was caused by the bear's teeth digging into his skull.
As the bear tugged at him, Dylan and the four other campers sleeping by the lake tried to fight the bear off. He estimates the bear dragged him a total of 12 feet before he was able to pry himself free.
Dylan teaches wilderness survival at the camp and knew the best way to fend off a black bear attack is to fight back. He and the other campers attempted to scare the bear away before it eventually left. (When confronted with other bears, such as grizzlies, experts recommend curling into a ball.)
The 19-year-old was treated at a nearby hospital and received staples for his wounds.
"I'm not afraid of the bears. I'm not afraid of sleeping outside anymore. You just have to be aware and respect the animals," Dylan told KMGH-TV.
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The bear was hungry or threatened.
(...oh sorry, was I not supposed to upset the liberal retard author.)
This happened about 15 miles from my house. I can see the area from my back deck. We had a bull moose walk across the yard on Friday morning.
They think they found the bear, a 280 pound male that they estimate was 40 years old. The wildlife officers dispatched it.
Three words: Karelian Bear Dog.
Don’t leave home without one!
People should be stacked and packed in apts in cities.
Give the bear some food stamps.
Quick, thin out their numbers!
/southpark
Etc etc.
Just wait till the wolves start grabbing kids.
Maybe Dylan’s head looks like a pic-a-nic basket to Yogi.
I’ve heard of one case where a bear dragged off one of a pair of campers in the night. They found her half-eaten body a few hours later, before tracking down the bear itself. Respect nature by being ready to kill it if necessary.
Because it’s a bear, a wild animal.
40 years old is ancient for a bear in the wild .
They have pretty good rules about bears in Colorado. Don’t molest or feed the bears. As long as the bears stay shy about people, no harm, no foul, people and bears get to do their business without interference.
Once a bear loses it’s innate fear of humans, it is quickly dispatched.
Maybe the bear was dragging Dylan to get him away from a really bad bear that was running around in the area smoking cigarettes and playing loud music.
We may have a case of bear heroics here.
Beautiful animal... the dog.
Wut? This has been a very wet spring and summer so far. Haven't seen things this lush and verdant on the Front Range for some years now.
Bears.....nature’s WalMart greeters.
Old bear too slow and with such poor eyesight & teeth that it needed an easy meal + camper who uses green apple scented shampoo ...not a good mix.
So said the bear right before he was dispatched.
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