DutchBoy wrote on May 15, 2008 10:21 PM:
" Having vacationed in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nunavat, British Columbia and Alaska (as well as Northern Minnesota) I can tell you that the only fuzzie, cuddly bears are in cartoons. I've been charged, threatened and hounded by brown, black, cinnimon, grizzly, kodiak and polar bears. A bear is a predator, plain and simple. When that attack a human or cat/dog, the smaller animal is going to be the loser. As I said earlier, I'll be packing heat and sending this threat to children and man (and beast) into his/her happy hunting ground. "
HonestAbe wrote on May 15, 2008 8:16 PM:
" Anna, """seldom attack people""" ... that doesn't say "never attack" ... that's the concern.
So, since you've been lucky, we all should just say "ok", no biggy. Go eat some veggies.
I think a more prudent article would have been how to deal with encounters as to not provoke, and if the bear takes an interest, what to do then.
Look up 'bear pepper spray' in google, that's about the best non-lethal defense to carry within city limits. Don't carry a gun up there, you'll be the bad guy.
I say, just let the bear have the 'nice ecosystem' and till the trails.
I'm going hiking up there with honey all over me tomorrow, since it poses no threat! shesh "
Common-cents wrote on May 15, 2008 8:11 PM:
" I was fishing up north and stopped on an Island to relieve myself when a black bear charged me. I ran into the water and he waited me out for 3 hours until he left. Remember how good a steak tastes over berries. "
HonestAbe wrote on May 15, 2008 8:10 PM:
" Chaz, lmao, this is a new problem moron, welcome to LaCrosse. "
HonestAbe wrote on May 15, 2008 8:09 PM:
" """The bear doesnt pose a risk to humans"""
Well then I'm going to approach it and pet it since there is no risk! Then if I get hurt I can sue the Trib for making such a ridiculous claim!
Never ceases to amaze me. "
Anna wrote on May 15, 2008 7:52 PM:
" I swear some people are ignorant. I live around bears every day and they seldom attack people unless it's a sow with cubs or it's near a food source.
I've come upon bears in the wilderness several times and they usually simply leave at the same time you leave (Common Sense, a natural bear will avoid humans and leaves the area--seems like you're one of those 'bear experts' you criticize). Problem in this area is people aren't used to living with bears so it's possible a bear will be habituated and become a problem bear. "
Moderate Republican wrote on May 15, 2008 6:15 PM:
" I saw the Bear last summer up in Arbor Hills. He was sitting in someones front lawn along with the kids Fisher Price toys. He looked lost so I told him that if he wants to get down the bluff, he'll have to take Cty Rd F, because Bliss Rd is washed out. "
Moderate Republican wrote on May 15, 2008 6:06 PM:
" Lets hope the Bear doesn't go to West Salem. They would want to kill along with the Geese. I love the quality ecosystem line. "
DutchBoy wrote on May 15, 2008 4:57 PM:
" Looks like I'm taking my good friends Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson on my next run through the Hixon trails and ride to the HPV trails. If Mr. Bear gets in my way, I guess I'm getting a nice rug for the Man Cave. "
Common Sense wrote on May 15, 2008 4:52 PM:
" Interesting how we have all these "bear experts" who think they are qualified to tell us all what a bear will or won't do. I wonder how many bears Mr. Morgan, or these other "experts," has interacted with out there in the woods. The scary thing about bears has always been that they are unpredictable, and they don't seem to have a great fear of humans. Best to keep a lot of distance between you and them. "
AKB wrote on May 15, 2008 4:36 PM:
" I was running with my 2 dogs on the Sumac trail this morning when one of my dogs first saw the bear. My dogs and I just stopped and looked at the bear which was sitting about 15 feet from where we were on the trail. The bear just looked at us as we slowly-then very quickly left the area. I was pretty scared at the time but I've been pretty excited about the encounter ever since. "
just al wrote on May 15, 2008 4:24 PM:
" my brother saw it a couple weeks ago up off CTH "F", looks like it is headed for the food court at the mall. "
Chaz wrote on May 15, 2008 4:16 PM:
" pjg03....when was the last time there was a bear attack around here? Should we go out and kill all prey animals? Leave them alone, and they will leave you alone. "
pjg03 wrote on May 15, 2008 4:05 PM:
"
Oh, so we should wait until we are attacked, and THEN it's okay to react? "
Mack wrote on May 15, 2008 3:59 PM:
" Bears seldom attack unless their young are threatened. Let's not over-react, again. "
notme wrote on May 15, 2008 3:45 PM:
" Even more reason why people need to start exercising their "right to BEAR arms."
No pun intended... "
pjg03 wrote on May 15, 2008 3:40 PM:
" Not a threat to humans??
Then why the double-locked gates and big fence at the zoo??? "
ANGLER wrote on May 15, 2008 3:39 PM:
" Can anyone be more specific where the bear was seen?
Thank you! "
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