WAKE UP,PEOPLE! What are you doing on your summer vacation?

[ltwoman]

There was a bear attack in Kentucky lately, which is somewhat unheard-of. Unfortunately they're now trying to find the bear so they can kill it. Not sure what I think of that policy, since stupid tourists often try to hand-feed them in the Smokies.

There was a bear attack two days before I got to Tennessee. The bear swiped at some guy when he tried to feed it. So the result was : Bear 0, Guy 1. I was told they have to put the bear down because once it gets a taste of human blood, it thinks of us as a food source. Moral of the story: leave the bears alone. (I wonder if this line of reasoning would work in the criminal justice system? Hm. Best leave that for another thread, huh? or website.)

...which is why back home in Amherst Co. (VA), the BEARS get eaten, by HUMANS! The most frequent food form they take is as chili or barbecue, since you have to spend abt. a day "rendering" all that fat/oil out of the meat. Mr. Hartless used to stretch the skins over the side of his barn; he said he had seen one come down out of the (National) Forest adjacent to his property, stop at the barn, sit up and sniff all around that skin, and then head right back on up the mountain , dude got the message-and saved his own hide in the process!! I'm just sayin'....actually, the only time we do get 'nosy' bears back home is when out of state hunters come in and "bait", which not only unsporting but ILLEGAL in Amherst Co..
I've had one sleep outside of my tent all night on a trip up in Maine, and he left me alone-but all my good smelling goodys were in the car-and I guess I didn't smell good enough!

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/b ... 2F19602381

63falcon, this would be in your backyard, eh? Don't ever say you didn't smell good enough: Strange Things Happen, you know. Couldn't resist posting this link as it flashed across my screen when I got on to view the sc.net.


As for you, Ms. Moonstone, YOU GO GIRL! It's a summer vacation thread isn't it? No black bears in the IW I trust! Enjoy it for all of us who are back at work.

[63falcon]

[quote="ltwoman"][quote="63falcon"][quote="ltwoman"][quote="Divemistress of the Dark"]There was a bear attack in Kentucky lately, which is somewhat unheard-of. Unfortunately they're now trying to find the bear so they can kill it. Not sure what I think of that policy, since stupid tourists often try to hand-feed them in the Smokies.
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There was a bear attack two days before I got to Tennessee. The bear swiped at some guy when he tried to feed it. So the result was : Bear 0, Guy 1. I was told they have to put the bear down because once it gets a taste of human blood, it thinks of us as a food source. Moral of the story: leave the bears alone. (I wonder if this line of reasoning would work in the criminal justice system? Hm. Best leave that for another thread, huh? or website.)[/quote]

...which is why back home in Amherst Co. (VA), the BEARS get eaten, by HUMANS! The most frequent food form they take is as chili or barbecue, since you have to spend abt. a day "rendering" all that fat/oil out of the meat. Mr. Hartless used to stretch the skins over the side of his barn; he said he had seen one come down out of the (National) Forest adjacent to his property, stop at the barn, sit up and sniff all around that skin, and then head right back on up the mountain , dude got the message-and saved his own hide in the process!! I'm just sayin'....actually, the only time we do get 'nosy' bears back home is when out of state hunters come in and "bait", which not only unsporting but ILLEGAL in Amherst Co..
I've had one sleep outside of my tent all night on a trip up in Maine, and he left me alone-but all my good smelling goodys were in the car-and I guess I didn't smell good enough! [/quote]

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/b ... 2F19602381

63falcon, this would be in your backyard, eh? Don't ever say you didn't smell good enough: Strange Things Happen, you know. Couldn't resist posting this link as it flashed across my screen when I got on to view the sc.net.


As for you, Ms. Moonstone, YOU GO GIRL! It's a summer vacation thread isn't it? No black bears in the IW I trust! Enjoy it for all of us who are back at work.[/quote]
Whew! Like I said, shoot first.... Hey that's Cleveland for you (a little OH rivalry..)

[ltwoman]

Whew! Like I said, shoot first.... Hey that's Cleveland for you (a little OH rivalry..)

HA!!!!

[TheEqualizer]

It was just Lil' EQ's 10th Birthday. Went to Raging Waters Water Park in San Dimas, CA.