Denali - Grizzley Kills Hiker

[About_Time]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...08-25-17-15-56

AP news alert on hiker killed yesterday afternoon.

[canoe]

___so sad____

[Elder]

___so sad____

Sad? For the Bear. The hiker killed that bear as sure as shooting it with a gun.
I am sorry for the hikers family, but he brought it on himself from the report.

[MuddyWaters]

Its sad that the dead person apparently took it upon himself to get ridiculously close to a grizzly for photographs.

[SunnyWalker]

Sad, tragic. My condolences and sympathy to the family of the hiker.

[SassyWindsor]

When are these nut case hikers going to obey the rules. Result: a hiker is dead and now we have one less bear in the wild. Reminds me of the Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend, nuts that should have been arrested. An animal should not be destroyed unless it exhibits stalking and/or attacks toward humans.

[SassyWindsor]

...attacks toward humans that was provoked by said humans.

[SassyWindsor]

That was NOT provoked by humans. I'll eventually get it right.

[Rasty]

SassyWindsor - I got you! The truly bad part is the bear pays for some idiots stupidity. The lack of brain power some use is amazing. There is a video of some lady in Alaska just about walking up to a grizzly, she gets about 10 feet away and the bear rushes her but doesn't attack.

[SassyWindsor]

I'd expect a lawsuit against the NPS, Dept of Ag, etc. Here's a link to a kid being killed by a bear and the following lawsuit, this however, was by a bad bear. $1.9 million awarded.

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/loca...cc4c03286.html

[Rasty]

I'd expect a lawsuit against the NPS, Dept of Ag, etc. Here's a link to a kid being killed by a bear and the following lawsuit, this however, was by a bad bear. $1.9 million awarded.

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/loca...cc4c03286.html

They could try that but would it would be dismissed. He was warned of the danger in a class at Denali before he went out. In the US it's call assumption of risk. Sort of like getting hit by a golf ball on a golf course.

[Wise Old Owl]

Sassy very interesting find...

[Rifleman]

If you go into bear country you've got to be prepared for what they might do. Ultimately we are all responsible for our own protection. Anyone not willing to accept that responsibility should be fed to the bears. JMHO.

[poloaa009]

Great thread,Thank you to all those who posted...., keep them coming

[whatnot]

It's been said before:"When you enter the wilderness, you become part of the food chain".

[Suckerfish]

Has there ever been a hiker eaten by a black bear on the AT?

So sad, I watched the documentary "Grizzly Man" a few nights ago, another sad story but that guy was a little on the edge of the spectrum.

[Boondoggle]

True it is sad.....but I call this "Thinning of the herd" or the "stupid shall be punished"

[HikerMom58]

The victim's name was released and here's a first-hand account:

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/06/29/1...ar-attack.html

I just did a quick google search for you Suckerfish & it took me to this thread on WB... funny! I hope the link works.. if not, then, just look it up yourself. I know this kind of attack is rare from a black bear.
Other rare things can happen like a rabid raccoon running into a shelter and biting a hikers butt while sleeping. Strange things happen but are so rare..... If you read the entire thread about the black bear attack there may be some truth in what is being said about the bear being "messed with", one too many times from humans.

My family and friends laugh at me, everytime, but I carry bear mace with me whenever I go out. I just laugh at myself 2 but that mace goes with me everytime.. LOL!! I love to be in the woods but I know I'm really in their home...

[SunnyWalker]

Little strong here calling the deceased "idiot" and so on and so forth.

[Elder]

Sad? For the Bear. The hiker killed that bear as sure as shooting it with a gun.
I am sorry for the hikers family, but he brought it on himself from the report.

And now they killed the bear.