Posted on 04/24/2005 11:35:30 AM PDT by kingattax
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Scott MacInnes set an Alaskan record this week, although not one contenders would seek to break, by becoming the state's first person to survive two bear attacks, state officials said on Wednesday.
MacInnes, a 51-year-old biologist, was mauled during his early morning jog on Monday when he met up with a brown bear and one or two cubs near his home in the Kenai Peninsula town of Soldotna.
He had been mauled 38 years earlier on a well-used hiking trail in the Chugach National Forest, according to a government biologist.
"That's the only time in the history of the state that I have a record that anybody's been attacked twice," said Tom Smith, a bear biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey who keeps records of Alaska bear attacks dating to the late 1800s.
The presence of a dog and a food source, a freshly killed moose found nearby, made the bear more aggressive, said Bruce Bartley, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
"There's just hardly any other factors that could make it worse," Bartley said.
MacInnes was one of eight people in Alaska who had been attacked by bears while jogging, according to Smith's records. Including MacInnes' second attack, Smith's records recount 519 bear maulings in Alaska.
MacInnes' first bear attack in 1967 resulted in wounds on his legs and an injured arm, but he was able to walk a few days later.
Monday's attack, which took place about 60 miles southwest of Anchorage, appeared more serious, inflicting wounds on MacInnes' head, neck and abdomen. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Outside of Alaska, a Canadian man claims to have been attacked on two occasions by polar bears, Smith said
Gruesome pic.He wasn't just attacked,most of his leg was eaten.That bear wasn't just po'd,that guy was food.I was under the impression bears only attacked humans when threatened.I hope he went into shock quickly.
Idiot. We're made of meat. What about "gruesome picture" did you not understand??!!
Get a grip, Nancy.
i tell ya, i had nightmares about that one until someone told ME it was a hoax...:)
Did you ever read the book, "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson?
It has a section on bear attacks on the Appalachian trail which made me laugh so hard, I nearly ... well - nevermind.
If you get a chance, read this book - it's hilarious.
(sorry for the levity on such a serious post)
go with the sig in 40.
9 is too light if you need it.
I jumped the gun.I should have read more of the posts.Could he have died and scavengers did that?Sounds logical to me.
Practice, practice, practice! Trade it for something later, if you want. You now have a reliable piece that will kill a grizzly.
Hilarious!
gruesome
adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: ghastly, grim, grisly, macabre]
Our bear problem (live in the mountains near Yellowstone Park) has been getting worse the past few years. You can't leave any trash outside, have to scrub the BBQ beyond clean, and they still come around as they have learned that humans = food source. I remember one time in the Park when a tourist put jelly on her kid's head so she could take a picture of the bear licking her son's head. Of course, the bear didn't lick...he bit.
Maybe he should quit using his "cod-liver-oil scented" cologne
lol..are you a lawyer ?
ok...i'll look for it...thx
I own a Bulldog in .44 Special myself, and love it to a degree that probably violates some of the rules in Leviticus. Does yours have stock wooden grips? The Pachymar aftermarket grips on mine reduce the recoil considerably.
I think I have your tagline figured out, so I'll just hang on to my dollar, thank you very much...
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