Bear Expert and Companion Killed in Bear Attack at Alaska Park ( New View on Old Story )

AP, via TBO.com ^ | Oct 7, 2003 | By Rachel D'oro

[bvw]

There's a proof Rush didn't abuse drugs. He's not been seen getting naked and partying down with grizzlies in the North Woods.

[Lurker]

I like the way you think.

L

[Ditto]

A scatter-gun and pea-shooter against a bear?

12 gauge ball and .44 mag, most likely.

[Romulus]

If I were in your boots I wouldn't count on being able to fish my piece out of hiding in time for it to do any good. Still, it's your hide -- in more ways than one.

[djf]

I caught a couple feral cats in a havaheart. One was this big, albino male, started spinning like a maniac when I got near the trap and making the most hideous noises. I let it loose about 15 miles away, still makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

[djf]

Thats the other reason for the garbage bag. Throw it to the ground in front of them and back away. Odds are very high they will sniff it out and give you time. Never, ever, ever turn your back to a confrontational animal in the wild.

[FreedomPoster]

BTW, here's a typical Malibu hippie shortly after voting "No on Recall".

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Oh Alvin.................

[FreedomPoster]

WTH is that thing at the top of the page in the pdf you linked-to? An early 20mm anti-tank rifle!?

Holy cow!

[LTCJ]

Hey, cut that out! What the heck did you do that for?

Now I gotta boil my eyeballs.

[U S Army EOD]

Have you ever seen a Rhodesian Ridgeback? That is got to be the most impressive dog I have ever seen. They were bred to hunt lions in Africa. I was given a cat by some friends that had one of these dogs. To give you an idea how big the dog was, the cat use to sleep on its head with no part of the body hanging off. The reason the people gave me the cat was because it used to get up on the counter and tables and throw food off to the dogs. The cat kept the dogs in trouble all the time.

The cat was a story in itself. She lived on a sailboat with me for several years and was the only cat in the marina. Everybody else had dogs, but she could walk up to almost any dog and be buddy, buddy with them. I guess it is something they learn in their body language. She did not care much for other cats.

[U S Army EOD]

You got to remember that this guy's vote counts just as much as yours does. What this photo does not show is there is a bear behind him rolling around in histerics that wanted to eat him but couldn't stop laughing long enough.

[U S Army EOD]

You kind of have to wonder if the bear was singing when it was rolling this guy around on the ground.

[PLMerite]

"Tell me this outdoor professional didn't use a 9mm or 45 cal."

Something tells me this was his "anti-personnel" weapon. Maybe he just wanted to see how many rounds it would take to down a bear - a safe game when you've got backup.

The biggest mag I can get for my .44 Desert Eagle is 10 rds. I would think as a LEO he could get something with a higher-capacity. It wouldn't fit flush, but that would be a small sacrifice.

[MrLeRoy]

A self-taught bear expert who once called Alaska's brown bears harmless was one of two people fatally mauled in a bear attack

I laughed out loud when I read this in the paper.

[null and void]

We're got a mostly feral cat in our neighborhood. Very large tough looking guy. Several neighbors and I are convinced it's part bobcat. My roomate pets the dammable thing! Me it just claws...

[Servant of the 9]

Just out of curiosity, what did they find out about handguns?

I'm not sure they even collected the data on that. Any pistol adequate for big bear is more than the average ranger, or average anything for that mater, can use effectively.

So9

[null and void]

The biggest mag I can get for my .44 Desert Eagle is 10 rds. I would think as a LEO he could get something with a higher-capacity. It wouldn't fit flush, but that would be a small sacrifice.

10 in the mag, one in the spout. That accounts for all 11 shots, doesn't it?

[Gamecock]

Reminds me of the joke:

Two campers saw a bear charging them. One took off running and the other stopped to tighten his shoe laces. The runner hollered: "You aren't going to outrun that bear." The fellow tightening his shoe laces screamed back: "I only need to outrun you...."

[U S Army EOD]

There was a young lady from Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger.

Timmy the hippie had long hair
And he tried to make friends with a bear
The results of this courtship
Was the end of the friendship
Because Timmy is now in the bear.