Warning ..New Jersey hiker killed by black bear

[wainzoid]

They seem innocent enough...'till one runs up your pant leg!

doesn't matter if they eat the nuts there or take them with them.

 

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[Oregon Viking]

Sometimes you get the bear.

Sometimes the bear gets you.

Hopefully I'm a better shot then that!

 

[Dave44]

What a terrible way to go!Bears are very rare around here,but I go to West Va sometimes where they are pretty populated.If it is not hunting season and I am not armed, every once and awhile I will give a hoop and a holler while in the woods to make my presence known.Last thing you want to do is sneak up on one,especially if they have young one's.All a cub has to do is let out a little yelp, and Big Mamma is acomin.

I have seen 'em in Amelia, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield. I hear they love going up and down the river lowlands and can have a wide range. I would say careful is better. Good luck out there friend!

 

[MuckyBottles]

Here's what I carry anytime I am in the woods. Too many hostile critters up here.

Is that a Taurus? This is what I carry whenever I hunting remote locations, it's especially deadly with rattlesnakes. .yea yea karma, I knew her

 

[Peyton Manning]

Could you not afford enough steel for a real barrel?

 

[MuckyBottles]

Could you not afford enough steel for a real barrel?

Who me? I don't do revolvers and I prefer the .45 hence, the EB Kobra carry.

 

[Peyton Manning]

you had a pic of a snub nose 44 mag

 

[Peyton Manning]

oooops my bad

 

[MuckyBottles]

oooops my bad

No worries, revolvers are to slow for my liking. .who doesn't like a 1911 with a 3 lb trigger?

 

[flyadive]

I have encountered many many bears up in Northern New Jersey area and they always run when encountered by humans. I have walked up to them in the dark in route to my hunting stand during Bow season. Many a times in the dark and and light within 10 yards! But they run! I carry a bow and arrow a knife, I also carry a flare gun and I've carried my Glock 40 a few times but I'm worried that I may get caught with the gun and receive jail time! (5 years)

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The state of NJ has allowed hunting of bears within the past 10 years, this was my second bear!




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Last bear I ran up a tree!

 

[ecoast]

I have encountered many many bears up in Northern New Jersey area and they always run when encountered by humans.

with all due respect-- no; they do not always run, especially when they are conditioned to humans.




other day a women down the street was taking groceries from trunk, came back out for next bag(s)---bears already got in there.

the more they get accustomed to interface/contact, less likely you are going to shoo them away, and that's why they are dangerous

 

[BC1969]

and that's why they are dangerous

Who us or the bears ? like us they are just trying to survive, its instinct, we want to go into their domain..either bring a gun, or end up bear turds.
I think anybody that feeds wild animals should be shot, for they are hurting not only the animals by making them lazy for food, hence not shying away from people, and in turn people become food.
I'm not a animal rights guy either, just the irony of these situations bothers me.

BigCountry

 

[MuckyBottles]

The stupidity of people in NJ knows no bounds, this is the lady who harasses hunters. .may one day one of these bears maul her

 

[jeff of pa]

The stupidity of people in NJ knows no bounds, this is the lady who harasses hunters. .may one day one of these bears maul her

although Animal rights nuts like that irritate me, what she said about black bears is
pretty much true. but I do wonder if she is twice the size of the Bear,
Or had an armed Friend beside her..
she had Pretty Steady Hands & was obviously convinced that bear would not
become irrational. I walked up to one already, that close ... but I wasn't calm inside
when it stood up on it's back feet, till it come back down & Turned & walked in a Circle & sat down.

 

[Higgy]

Is that a Taurus? This is what I carry whenever I hunting remote locations, it's especially deadly with rattlesnakes. .yea yea karma, I knew her
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TAURUS? Are you deliberately trying to provoke me, Mucky? That's a Ruger Alaskan. I won't own a Taurus. I bought two of these a few years ago, and gave one to my son.

 

[MuckyBottles]

TAURUS? Are you deliberately trying to provoke me, Mucky? That's a Ruger Alaskan. I won't own a Taurus. I bought two of these a few years ago, and gave one to my son.

Lol just messing with you, couldn't read the inscription on the barrel. .

 

[MuckyBottles]

although Animal rights nuts like that irritate me, what she said about black bears is
pretty much true. but I do wonder if she is twice the size of the Bear,
Or had an armed Friend beside her..
she had Pretty Steady Hands & was obviously convinced that bear would not
become irrational. I walked up to one already, that close ... but I wasn't calm inside
when he stood up.

I think this is also the lady who dopes up the bears to be placid. I have run into so many bears it's unreal. Only twice have I feared for my life. Once was when I was in my teens I was trout fishing on the Flatbrook and my dad hand gestured and mouthed bear, looked behind me it was less than 10 ft away..The other time I was hiking harriman state park with my dog and I saw this monster 700 plus male clicking his teeth. .

 

[Higgy]

Lol just messing with you, couldn't read the inscription on the barrel. .

I knew it! HAHA!

 

[MuckyBottles]

...but I would still take my ed brown .45 over most handguns made

 

[RGINN]

I saw that story and thought, damn, who would have thought? I live in bear country, but haven't had any major problems. One tried to get in the front door once and the grandson went out and chased him off. There was one out in front of the place where I work the other night, tryin to get in the trash, a big rascal, and I went out and ran him off. This time of year, they're really focused on packin in the calories, so they may have some extreme behavior. I don't know what that guy did that provoked the bear, and maybe there was something wrong with the bear. Most of the folks I know who have had bear encounters in the woods have said 'You be cool, and they'll be cool'. My son walked up on a young grizzly up in Wyoming and that technique worked for him.