[ZULU]

"..Yellowstone, Glacier, Jasper, and Banff have been forced to hire extra rangers to keep bear-friendly visitors back."

Too bad. They're interferring with "natural selection" in not allowing the "Darwin Award" to be delivered to mushy-brained tree-huggers.

Me, I wouldn't get within 50 yards of a grizz - that's the distance I'm dead-on with my rifle.

[Rutles4Ever]

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[caisson71]

The more we're educated about wild animals by the enviro-whackos the more stupid we act when in the presence of wild animals. What's wrong with this picture?

[hadaclueonce]

Could it be, hmmm, because it was a bear?

[whd23]

Bartlebaugh says Treadwell's decision to ignore this advice was influenced by his aim to become known as a "bear whisperer."

I think at the end he was probably a "bear screamer."

[AntiGuv]

Uhh, huh. That's it. Come just a little closer .. a liiittle closer..

This is not the individual that is the subject of the documentary.

[Bob]

...a controversial figure who put a history of drug and alcohol abuse behind him...

In a letter to one of his sponsors in 2003 he wrote: "My transformation complete—a fully accepted wild animal—brother to these bears."

Somehow, I find these two statements to be a bit self-contradictory.

[7thson]

I am not a big nature lover but it pisses me off when they shoot these animals after delta hotels like this get killed because of their own stupidity. The animal is only doing what comes natural. Do they feel because it killed a human, it is suddenly going to rampage on the nearest town? Did some sort of reverse vampirism occur where the animal is now infected and can't get enough of that human taste?

[Drammach]

Duhhh.. Here comes a Grizzly.. Hold my Bacon Sammich while I go make freinds..

[xcamel]

We seriously need a topic catagory called "MoreOnNews"

[Uncle Miltie]

Any advice on a bear gun?

I'm thinking Browning BAR .338 Win Mag. Anything better to get of a few shots before being mauled?

[ShadowDancer]

I read his story in Reader's Digest a few months back. The guy was a kook.

[GaltMeister]

Using Treadwell's own dramatic video footage,

I wonder if that is where they got this picture:

[Mike Darancette]

I once had a guy on FR tell me that Black Bears are less dangerous because they are vegetarians.

[HairOfTheDog]

"We as humans have to be diligent about being around these beautiful animals. You don't move away because the bear is going to kill you. You move away because you want the bear to be wild."

I spend a lot of time riding horseback in an area with a high population of black bears, and I've seen two, the latest a sow with cubs, while up there.

I like the attitude of that quote above. Here, the bear are hunted, so it's not as dangerous as park bear situations where they're never pursued, but still, there are more recreational riders and hikers up there than there are hunters, and with the amount of cover available, any bear that will allow himself to be seen is on the verge of becoming a dangerous bear.

[jordan8]

Just read an interesting article on bears in Alaska magazine. Said bear spray was effective 90+% of the time.

[WKUHilltopper]

"Though he had a "great heart"

Yup. And I'm sure the griz that ate him thought it was particularly tasty too.

[doug from upland]

Oh, goodie. Back from the archives ---

MIDI - RUNNING BEAR

Grizzly Bear met Timmy Treadwell...Timmy thought that they could be friends
But if you know about grizzlies...they are pranksters to the end

Grizzly Bear was getting hungry...the meat market's far away
So all day long he sized up Timmy...it would not be Timmy's day

Grizzly Bear ate Timmy Treadwell...man, I bet that had hurt
Grizzlies don't go on a diet...girlfriend Amie was dessert

Here's a tale that has a lesson...if you play with Grizzlies for fun
If you want to go on breathing...you had better have a gun

I won't say that Tim was stupid...but he did not have a clue
Still, I would say that he's much smarter...than those who post at DU

Grizzly Bear ate Timmy Treadwell...man, I bet that had hurt
Grizzlies don't go on a diet...girlfriend Amie was dessert
Girlfriend Amie was dessert