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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 6:36 am 
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In June, a brown bear killed a man hiking near his home in Alaska and later attacked a search party member: Anchorage Daily News report This happened near Anchorage during a short, casual hike near the man's home.

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Matt Tunseth, Alaska Star - Michelle Theriault Boots, ADN wrote:
"It's protecting something," a visibly shaken Yohman told reporters. "The bear is not acting normal."

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 8:17 am 
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Mor on kill Clearly something has to be done about this.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 11:16 am 
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When you move out to where the wildlife lives, expect some interspecies interaction. Rumi

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 1:13 pm 
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Interesting article about risks from bears and other things that can kill you, couches appear to be about 200,000 times more deadly than bears. Bees a mere 24 times more deadly than bears. https://www.thealaskalife.com/outdoors/bear-attacks-statistic/

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 1:24 pm 
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its because bears "attack" versus a person taking a bad step and falling. You can watch your step. How do you stop a bear attack? Bear spray of course!

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 1:52 pm 
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Pahoehoe wrote:
How do you stop a bear attack? Bear spray of course!
Yes, and if you find yourself w/o bear spray never play dead when it's a predatory attack, fight back instead. The fact that the bear was guarding his kill leads me to believe this was a "predatory" attack, and not a "defensive aggressive" attack.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 2:46 pm 
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Pahoehoe wrote:
You can watch your step
Yes, it's all about "the illusion of control" -- i.e. the same psychology that causes people to be afraid of flying but not afraid to drive -- even when in terms of fatalities per mile traveled flying is far safer.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 3:13 pm 
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No, it is about a bear attack. No couch, no gun, just a bear.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 4:03 pm 
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It is Alaska! Brownies are dangerous just like guns in white guys hands in Florida. I would not hike in Alaska unless I had a shotgun with slugs.

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Dec 21, 2016 - In 2015, preliminary data suggests that fatalities on Washington roadways significantly increased from 462 in 2014 to 553, an increase of 20 percent... Over half of the traffic fatalities that occurred involved alcohol or drug use. Bears are the least of my concerns.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 5:01 pm 
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You guys can put up all the apples and oranges examples that you want, but it won't really alleviate most people's fear of bears. They are real, they are scary, and they can easily KILL you!!! paranoid.gif

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 5:12 pm 
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True. So are drunks on the highways. If I was a betting man, I'd say my odds are way better with the bears.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 5:38 pm 
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Malachai Constant wrote:
It is Alaska! Brownies are dangerous just like guns in white guys hands in Florida. I would not hike in Alaska unless I had a shotgun with slugs.
I agree that griz are more dangerous than black bears. However moose cause more injuries and fatalities than bears in Alaska.
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Although you may come face to face with a moose in Alaska, keep in mind that a majority of moose-related injuries take place on the roads. Their presence on Alaskan roads and highways contributes to about 10 major injuries and one or two roadway fatalities each year [source: Alaska Department of Transportation]. From 1996 to 2006, 17 people died from moose-related car crashes [source: Alaska Department of Transportation].
According to this Bear Spray is statistically the most effective defense at 90% effective vs 76% for long guns and 84% for handguns.

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PostSun Sep 02, 2018 7:44 pm 
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And cows (cows!!) are more dangerous than griz, black bears or moose.

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