Posted on 09/17/2020 8:07:57 AM PDT by SJackson
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Wildlife officials have documented seven grizzly bear encounters resulting in injuries so far this year in the greater Yellowstone region, an increase compared to the previous high mark of three in the first half of 2007.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported that Frank van Manen, supervisor of a grizzly bear study team, said there is usually a single interaction where a person is harmed in the first six months of any year.
Data from the interagency team dating back to 1992 shows that 17% of injury-induced interactions occur in the first six months of the year compared to hunting seasons in September and October.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcmontana.com ...
A friend in Montana near Bozeman tells the story of a neighbor who got literally pinned down by a moose...for an hour...tried to get up, it kicked him down again...lucky he survived.
I don’t have hard statistics but personally I’ve known more people attacked by Moose than bears. We don’t have a lot of Grizz in Utah, though. Mostly black bears which are far less aggressive.
I’m not scared of brown bears, but I am scared of grizzlies
Seneca and Oneida.
Elder Statesman and Grand Nite Champion, Lakota. "I've seen a FEW battles in my day..." Still raring to go at 10 years. ❤
Nothing will happen unless a brown bear attacks a black. Then all hell breaks out.
Where in the hell is the Glades Guru* when he’s needed for a snippy comment? I suspect it may have been something along the lines of “When firearms speak, beasts listen”.
Except for the endless tribe of “Park Persons” doing good, a solution might remind our friends the bears that we are a bit higher on the evolutionary scale. A canister of bear spray fired from a distance? Face full of rock salt, sand, or bird shot fired from a 10 gauge (or, better yet, 2 gauge) punt gun?
* Jan Michael Jacobson departed this earth in February of 2018
Grizzlies like most large predators are very inefficient killers.
Their prey is often started to be eaten while still alive.
Only humans worry about being humane.
It is not called grizsmane wolfmane lionmane
You forgot to capitalize Black.
I'll bet forest rangers are shooting more Brown and Black Bears than White Polar Bears.
Not all "humans".
But, they were mostly peaceful maulings right?
Some pepper spray should discourage them.
Oops lol
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