[george76]

Forgot their little Brass Bells ?

/s

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[ThisLittleLightofMine]

One of the researchers, who was authorized to carry and use firearms in the park, shot the bear when it charged within 20 feet of the team
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Why does anyone need “authorization” to carry a gun?

[Always Right]

Shouldn’t they have waited until the bear ate one or two of them to make sure the bear really wanted to hurt them.

[martin_fierro]

We had to deal with a passive-aggressive bear once.

What a pain in the rear that was.

[Always Right]

The three tried to scare it away by yelling, waving their arms and throwing objects at the bear.

I think I would have charged at them too.

[george76]

Does pepper spray protect people from bears?

http://www.nps.gov/dena/frequently-asked-questions-regarding-bears.htm

[MovementConservative]

The bear probably tried to make off with their supply of beer.

[AnAmericanMother]

Very bad behavior on the part of the park employees.

1. Undergunned. 12 gauge is a great tool for aggressive humans. It ain't enough for aggressive black bears. This guy needed one of the heavy rifles, loaded alternately with partition bullets and solids. I'm partial to the Old Reliable, .375 Holland and Holland Magnum -- but most professional hunters are now carrying one of the big Winchester or Weatherby magnums.

2. When you wound game, you always follow it up. . . . unless you're a park ranger. If the bear had lost that much blood, it wouldn't have been difficult to track. I suspect that these sometime hunters were reluctant to head into heavy cover after a wounded bear. To avoid this situation, see item No. 1.

This is not the first time this has occurred, btw. Back when my dad was in his 30s, he was hunting with a Game Warden who gut shot a deer. They tracked the blood trail for awhile, but the warden got tired and left my dad to track on alone. He followed that deer for FOUR HOURS, found it dead, and packed it out.

[BibChr]

“The black bear had threatened the life and safety of three park employees ... On its final approach to the camp, the bear charged ...hissing and pouncing at the ground.”

1. Sounds to me like it threatened the life and safety of the ground.

2. Bears hiss? Why does nobody tell me these things?

[SeaHawkFan]

I worked at the Hotel in Denali National Park during the summers of ‘72 and ‘73. There was never a mention of black bears within the park. A lot of Grizzly bears, but no black bears

[Political Junkie Too]

...conducting a botany field study...

That's a tough environmentalist quandry, plants or bear.

I guess the plant won.

-PJ

[Soliton]

Tasty chicken-fried bearsteak and gravy. Yummm!

[Notasoccermom]

The bear must have been overheated in its fur coat.

[chessplayer]

“The bear was hit in its mid-section with a 12-gauge shotgun slug. Despite considerable blood loss, the wounded bear moved into dense vegetation and out of view.”

It`s a game preserve. They could have gotten the hell out of there instead of gut shooting it. Now the bear will probably die a slow, agonizing death.

[ricks_place]

The authorities justify the shooting and killing of a BLACK bear...but

If the authorities shot a WHITE bear ,aka a Polar bear, all hell would break loose.