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Bear-Mauling Victim Survives Rare Second Attack
Reuters ^ | 4-21-2005

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


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; anchorage; attackedtwice; bear; bearattack; bearmauling; bearspray; darwinaward; maul; mauling; wildlife
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To: Dashing Dasher

?!!?


141 posted on 04/25/2005 9:08:39 AM PDT by Fam4Bush (This tagline is as living and breathing as the Constitution...)
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To: trussell

Good hunting.


142 posted on 04/25/2005 9:19:12 AM PDT by null and void (So I it isn't as bad as I had thought. (Usually it is.))
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To: Dashing Dasher
"Party pooper!"

Do you mean your tagline?

I'm just used to abbreviating like that; sometimes even a whole paragraph. An interesting "code." Spy territory. ; )

143 posted on 04/25/2005 9:20:19 AM PDT by Fam4Bush (This tagline is as living and breathing as the Constitution...)
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To: Fam4Bush

Yep, that's the pooper party tagline non-game playing thingy.


144 posted on 04/25/2005 9:30:44 AM PDT by Dashing Dasher (WYGMADIITYWIM?)
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To: Dashing Dasher
Ohhhhhhhhh, you mean the PPTNGPT.......Got it! *wink*
145 posted on 04/25/2005 9:33:12 AM PDT by Fam4Bush (This tagline is as living and breathing as the Constitution...)
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To: kingattax
Sorry, Kings, we're hijacking your thread. But I DO have an applicable picture to put on here.....if I can only get my pictures to post!! *pout*
146 posted on 04/25/2005 9:36:01 AM PDT by Fam4Bush (This tagline is as living and breathing as the Constitution...)
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To: kingattax

I would suggest carring a sidearm. A big one.


147 posted on 04/25/2005 9:38:38 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Never underestimate the power of human stupidity--Robert Heinlein)
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To: Fam4Bush

i charge 25 an hour for "pic posting" assistance :)


148 posted on 04/25/2005 10:16:58 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax
ummmmmmmmmmmmm...before I take you up on that, 25 What?
149 posted on 04/25/2005 10:22:23 AM PDT by Fam4Bush (This tagline is as living and breathing as the Constitution...)
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To: kingattax

Why is it men always need help getting around?


150 posted on 04/25/2005 12:38:21 PM PDT by Fam4Bush (This tagline is as living and breathing as the Constitution...)
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To: Fam4Bush

getting around what ?


151 posted on 04/25/2005 12:43:03 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax
Anyone hiking, camping, or living in an area with bears should have at least one canister of bear pepper spray available at all times. I have the following product:

Counter Assault Bear Pepper Spray


See also: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1284001/posts?page=75#75

152 posted on 04/25/2005 1:22:13 PM PDT by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: Cobra64
Do you think the bear's favorite tv show is the opening of Northern Exposure?

Probably, since Gentle Ben is hard to find on cable or off. : )

153 posted on 04/25/2005 2:13:15 PM PDT by skr (May God bless those in harm's way and confound those who would do the harming)
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To: Dashing Dasher
I guess he went fowl.

What's the penalty?

154 posted on 04/25/2005 9:21:36 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: Cobra64

two feathers and a beak?


155 posted on 04/25/2005 9:23:24 PM PDT by Dashing Dasher (Hunting is women's work!)
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To: beebuster2000

Thanks. Paul51 suggested the .357 Sig with a .40 bbl as an auxiliary, in that they are interchangeable on the same frame. I think I'll take that route; since I have options of either caliber. Thanks again.


156 posted on 04/25/2005 9:25:36 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: Dashing Dasher

What about the partridges in a pear tree and two turtle-doves? LOL


157 posted on 04/25/2005 10:21:21 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: bad company

bttt


158 posted on 04/26/2005 10:04:16 PM PDT by xone
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