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Originally Posted by CRH911S
No doubt stated by an idiot with absolutely no knowledge of bears. Perhaps next time the stupid jogger, or as in the case in Anchorage last summer a stupid mountain biker, might want to consider someplace other than a salmon producing stream in the late evening sun.
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Yes, the vast majority of man/bear problems are caused by the "man" half of the equation. People do stupid things all the time. Like the old Honda ad in the motorcycle magazines said, "stupid hurts". Nowhere is this more true than around large predators.
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Originally Posted by CRH911S
A bear that size is near the end of his life cycle and a threat to no one. Is a frontal of the skull available?
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I will be interested to hear how he scores. I'm thinking close to 28".
Anyway, it is an unfortunate fact regarding large predators that as they go past their prime, they are forced to look for ever easier prey. A guy this size needs a lot of calories just to stand there and breathe every day. His usual sources get harder and harder to catch as he gains size and gets on in years. He is looking for any source of protein all of the time, just to keep his immense bulk up and running. We are the slowest, easiest to catch source of protein walking through his domain. Once they get past their fear of us (through the desperation only hunger can evoke), and learn most of us cannot fight back, the jig is up.