[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by Danimal16

I am cautious of Wikipedia but here is some interesting stats. the September 26 1976 attack is the one that Charlie help hunt down. Evidently this bear was going into cabins through the walls to get to the goodies inside.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America_by_dec ade

Wow, i counted 27 fatal attacks just since the year 2000......including a 5 month old baby!

Ester Schwimmer, 5 months, female August 2002 Black Bear.

Bear grabs and kills 5 month old infant from stroller on the porch of home in Fallsburg, New York.[19]

Majestic huh? Symbiotic relationship huh?

Imagine if that was your kid eaten on your front porch...

Originally Posted by RWebb

Sniper - I read actual scientific research reports.

Oh jeez, here we go with this crap again.

I just offered black and white NRA provided facts because i am not interested enough to hunt down detailed studies at this juncture in time. (i have read quite a lot about hunter conservation issues in the past however) Brief summaries are fine for the purposes of this thread.

If you have better statistics, post them.