Posted on 07/24/2008 9:16:36 PM PDT by gusopol3
Terrified workers at a mining compound in one of Russia's most isolated regions are refusing to go to work after a pack of giant bears attacked and ate two of their colleagues.
At least 30 of the hungry animals have been seen prowling close to the mines in northern Kamchatka in search of food, where the mangled remains of the two workers, both guards, were found last week.
The co-workers at the compound in the Olyotorsky district are trapped and frightened: the gruesome discovery has left them too scared to venture out. A team of snipers, with orders to shoot the bears, is now being dispatched to confront the invasion after government officials authorised an off-season hunt.
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Yeah someone explained to me that once a Mama is preggers if she has two cubs the oldest gets the boot and is out on his own.
Maybe dim Russian bares are differnt, Yogi.
they used to be cute, you’d see them at trash cans in the Smokies, stuff like that. They seem a whole lot meaner now, I guess because there’s a lot less casual contact since the rangers cleaned up the trash, and the way they make the news is invariably tragic
“I attack Kamchatka from Irkutsk with three armies!”
I suggest a 12 ga slug
>>>Arctodus
>>>>>Like so much of the Pleistocene megafauna, the record of the short-faced bear stops at end of the last ice age around 10,000 years ago.
End of last ice age -—> Gore’s fault.
use these guys:http://www.bruddabear.com/photo/BearCavalry.jpg
You carry what you can.
The bigger, the better.
There coming down around population big time this year in out County too..
Usually dont start coming down to feed on the apples and berries untill September/October.
Lil down South from here they have been taking out window of houses and other property damage to get to food.
” Did anyone check to see if the bears are “endangered?” “
No checking needed since the snipers were dispatched, it’s now guarnteed!
Its a Bear thang yall wouldnt understand it.
What about the wolf packs? They are big dogs and can take down a bear.
Same here down south from us that town has a dump and in the last few years the land is being developed so they have begun going to older homes in the area where they use to shy away from.
Gal told me she saw a cub eating her Chickens feed scraps and the chicken flew the coop. : L )
Yeah, I’d say the caption is pretty much right on.
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To own a gun in Russia you need to hold a hunter's license, and that is a trivial thing to get (involves mostly safety and rules.) Many people in Siberia own and use guns, and this thread clearly shows why. Siberia is a very large place.
I’d rather have a Garand.
Don’t you think it would be wise to be prepared to meet the bear? If there is a bear?
LOL. My first thought exactly when I read that. You should probably seek some type of help, lol!
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