Bear.......

Originally Posted by Snake-Queen

That bear looks very big!

Did you ever set up the electric fence for the bird feeders?

Enjoyed the video, thank you for sharing.

Actually, no, I never set up the fence. Haven't had any instances of the bears bothering anything lately. Got all the stuff, but just never had the incentive to set it up.

If the bears would just walk on through and not bother anything, that would be fine with me. Of course, the worry is that we might be taking a walk in our woods and stumble upon some cubs and then have an angry momma thinking we were threatening her babies. I sure would hate to have to shoot a bear, but if it becomes a choice between myself and Connie getting mauled by a bear, or a dead bear, well, I just hope I have enough ammo in the gun. I'm ALWAYS carrying the .357 Sig Glock.

Originally Posted by WebSlave

Actually, no, I never set up the fence. Haven't had any instances of the bears bothering anything lately. Got all the stuff, but just never had the incentive to set it up.

If the bears would just walk on through and not bother anything, that would be fine with me. Of course, the worry is that we might be taking a walk in our woods and stumble upon some cubs and then have an angry momma thinking we were threatening her babies. I sure would hate to have to shoot a bear, but if it becomes a choice between myself and Connie getting mauled by a bear, or a dead bear, well, I just hope I have enough ammo in the gun. I'm ALWAYS carrying the .357 Sig Glock.

I would carry a Glock or something similar if I lived in Fl. lots of big wild life there.

I do not have first hand experience with bears (and plan to keep it that way) but I do not understand the conclusion that this bear is not going to threaten other people. If it is a campground, won't there be food around?



Bear mauls Alaska man who gave it barbecue meat
| June 17, 2013 | Updated: June 17, 2013 8:38am
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a black bear that mauled a man at a campground north of Anchorage won't likely threaten other people.

Spokesman Ken Marsh told the Anchorage Daily News (http://bit.ly/11sQbZW ) the bear was "pretty much goaded" into the attack Saturday near Eklutna Lake Campground because the man fed it meat from a church barbecue. He may be charged with illegally feeding wildlife.

Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen says the man had been drinking and went for a bike ride, taking some of the food along. He came across the bear and threw it a piece of meat. When he offered the bear another piece, it attacked.

The man was treated for punctures wounds and scratches at an Anchorage hospital.