Yet ANOTHER WA Bear Attack!

Wow, that is something. Tragic tale, but one of the comments in the box, struck me as quite prolific,

Humans did not move into the bears' habitat. Bears, humans and other large mammals moved into the Pacific NW in large numbers at about the same time over 10,000 years ago when global warming caused glacial retreat. Humans have hunted bears for millennia and, consequently, bears learned to fear and avoid humans. During the last 50 years humans in the Pacific NW have abandoned their natural role as bear predators and bears are losing their natural fear of humans. Bears have discovered that 21st century humans will respond to a bear attack not with atlatl's, arrows or bullets but by emitting an "eek! eek!" sound and waddling away on their stubby little legs. So long as humans continue to foster this relationship with bears, bears will rule and humans, their pets and their livestock will be bear chow.

I thought that was very well stated. Thanks Pritch for puttin' this up.

Moose
 
moosez45 said:
Humans did not move into the bears' habitat. Bears, humans and other large mammals moved into the Pacific NW in large numbers at about the same time over 10,000 years ago when global warming caused glacial retreat. Humans have hunted bears for millennia and, consequently, bears learned to fear and avoid humans. During the last 50 years humans in the Pacific NW have abandoned their natural role as bear predators and bears are losing their natural fear of humans. Bears have discovered that 21st century humans will respond to a bear attack not with atlatl's, arrows or bullets but by emitting an "eek! eek!" sound and waddling away on their stubby little legs. So long as humans continue to foster this relationship with bears, bears will rule and humans, their pets and their livestock will be bear chow.
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Good comment, very true, and well written.
 
Many of the comments below this story are enlightening. People who want a bear that has mauled a person to run free obviously don't spend much time outdoors. I respect animals, but a human life is worth more than a bear's, and once animals start attacking people they often continue to to so.
 
CoyotePhysics said:
Many of the comments below this story are enlightening. People who want a bear that has mauled a person to run free obviously don't spend much time outdoors. I respect animals, but a human life is worth more than a bear's, and once animals start attacking people they often continue to to so.
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I agree with that. But with wide open traps with junkfood bait? It would seem to me that "any" bear might wander up and get snipped, or another animal that wasn't involved. I agree to putting the bear down, send me the pelt and meat, please. But unless they were satisfied that it was the bear that attacked her, I don't think that indiscriminatory killing of bears is warranted. If there were more than one bear in the area, then I agree tranq the ones that show signs of an attack and verify, release the others farther away, in a known hunting area perhaps. Just my opinion.

Moose
 
I agree that verification is important. Killing bears that weren't involved in the incident accomplishes nothing. I was surprised that the article didn't say that the bear was being tracked by hounds. Maybe there are too many bears in that area for a pack to track in on one specific animal? I'm not from the pacific NW.
 
Pritch said:
Zombie Bears! :eek: Now that could spur a thread on what three-knife (or gun or dog) combo would be best! :D
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Zombie bears, OH MY!! Lets see I would want my ..........

Just kiddin'. Couldn't help it.

Moose;):D:thumbup:
 
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