Backpackers Beware - Page 2

m21sniper · 03-20-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rikao4

well S that would nature taking it's course..
jogger better be in shape..

Rika

Same for the bear bro. Apparently it wasn't alert enough to smell the man waiting to blast his heart out, just as the jogger is not alert enough to detect the bear laying in wait.

This is a game hundreds millions of years old.

It's called "Tag- now i eat you."

masraum · 03-20-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by m21sniper

Same for the bear bro. Apparently it wasn't alert enough to smell the man waiting to blast his heart out, just as the jogger is not alert enough to detect the bear laying in wait.

This is a game hundreds millions of years old.

It's called "Tag- now i eat you."

Do ya think they're eatin' that bear?

Rikao4 · 03-20-2009, 01:05 PM

agree..
that why I cheer for the animals..

Rika

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

maybe joggers shouldn't run through forests with bears. They have their land, we have ours.

Like building freeways through land that coyotes frequent.

oh wait...

Tishabet · 03-20-2009, 01:09 PM

Are bears good to eat?

s_morrison57 · 03-20-2009, 01:10 PM

m21sniper
I'm not a tree hugger but I did miss the type of gun that the bear was using, ya wanna hunt and call it a sport, fine by me , join the Army

vash · vash's Garage

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Originally Posted by Tishabet

Are bears good to eat?

delicious! taste like beef, textured like pork. i dont know about an animal that big though.

slakjaw · 03-20-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tishabet

Are bears good to eat?

Yes.

People in Japan really like them.

I tried it once, it smells kind of weird but tastes good!

slakjaw · 03-20-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by s_morrison57

m21sniper
I'm not a tree hugger but I did miss the type of gun that the bear was using, ya wanna hunt and call it a sport, fine by me , join the Army

I hunt birds and anyone who says this has never hunted. 100% of the time the humans are at the disadvantage.

Fishman7 · 03-20-2009, 01:16 PM

I'm sure MT930 will chime in, my brother lived in Montana for awhile and he never ventured out into the mountains without a pistol or rifle, yes I'm pretty sure they bear meat. Here in Pa they eat black bear meat, we have a very successful bear season in this state and every year there seems to be more bears, good management!

Bill Douglas · 03-20-2009, 01:24 PM

The chances are they didn't/couldn't carry that motha out so they cut it's head off to hang on the wall as a "I'm the man, I'm the man" symbol.

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

"jogger better be in shape.."

a bear can run 40 mph -- over broken ground

no human can go that fast - even on cinders

I take Bill's comment to mean there is no real reason to kill a bear that is minding its own business -- except for a trophy.

And anyone who thinks killing one (non-problem) bear will reduce attacks on humans needs to take a basic biology course. Bears reproduce, right?

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

My .380 would be useless.

vash · vash's Garage

with bears, you make rugs.

i couldnt shoot a griz. mulitple reasons. i gave up rifle hunting, i'm too tasty looking for bear hunting, i dont run fast, and my wife would never let me lay a bear rug down in our house. i think bowhunting a big bear would be insane.

slakjaw · 03-20-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

The chances are they didn't/couldn't carry that motha out so they cut it's head off to hang on the wall as a "I'm the man, I'm the man" symbol.

Now hold on just a sec here. I have shot deer before and never once mounted one. I take them for the meat. We dont know what he did with that thing.

dtw · 01:40 PM

Close friend of mine was ambushed by a big'un last year up in the mountains. They had been tracking each other on and off for a while (months) and it finally came to a head one evening. Friend knew (had a feeling) they'd be seeing each other that day so he had his rifle with him. Nonetheless when Gentle Ben popped up in front of him at near point blank range he wasn't sure the rifle was the proper tool.

Sidebar: How the hell can an animal that big sneak up one someone so craftily...

Got Ben in the chest. Ben got taken back a few paces then charged, so he plugged him again. Pure dumb luck he got Gentle Ben through the heart and Ben didn't get up again. My friend then walked home, changed his jockeys, and went to get his tractor to scoop up Ben and dump him in the ravine. If he hadn't brought his rifle out with him that day, I guess Ben would have won the battle & the war. As it is, the Big Katz of the mountain ate really well that night. Day later and the carcass was picked clean!

I've heard of white guilt, but top-of-the-food-chain guilt? GAFB!!!!

m21sniper · 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by masraum

Do ya think they're eatin' that bear?

Sure, lots of people eat bears.

Many others donate the meat to charity, and it feeds hundreds of poor people.

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Originally Posted by nostatic

maybe joggers shouldn't run through forests with bears. They have their land, we have ours.

Well apparently that wasn't the bear's land afterall.

m21sniper · 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by s_morrison57

m21sniper
I'm not a tree hugger but I did miss the type of gun that the bear was using, ya wanna hunt and call it a sport, fine by me , join the Army

The irony in this post is fantastic.

I tell you what bro, go get up at 3:30am, bundle up, wander off into the Canadian woods when it's about 20 degrees F (or maybe even -20F), and then sit perfectly still and remain totally quiet for hours on end in the bitter cold until you actually SEE a bear(which could take days, or never happen at all)

Then, with all the adrenaline pumping through you, and frozen shaking hands, possibly in bad lighting, very likely at an imprecisely known range, you have to make that one lethal killing shot despite being frozen solid and pumped full of adrenaline. And don't miss, because if you do that bear might just decide to kill you.

Then you will understand that big game hunting is one of the most challenging endeavors any man can undertake....and extremely dangerous.

I love when people who have no idea what they're talking about opine on a subject.

As for what weapon the bear was using, the bear IS a weapon. A MkI grizzly bear is one of the most dangerous naturally designed weapons systems ever to grace the face of the earth- one with NO natural predator except for man.
Did ya see those claws? They'll tear your head clean off in one swipe. Did ya know a grizzly bear can EASILY run down a man in a very short distance? Did you know they can exceed 35mph in straight line speed- almost double that of a man?

To compensate, we get thumbs. I dare say we got the better part of the deal.

slakjaw · 03-20-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by m21sniper

Sure, lots of people eat bears.

Many others donate the meat to charity, and it feeds hundreds of poor people.

Well apparently that wasn't the bear's land afterall.

I know a guy who is an excellent deer hunter. He donates deer to the local mission every year. its pretty cool.

m21sniper · 03-20-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by slakjaw

I know a guy who is an excellent deer hunter. He donates deer to the local mission every year. its pretty cool.

In rural areas countless thousands of Americans are supported by the donation of meat harvested by hunters and given to charities.

And of course it is well established fact that controlled hunting is extremely beneficial to the hunted species as a whole, as it keeps the population fit and viable.