TJE
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Yes bigscoop, grizz are larger and more powerful than blacks...but guess which one has mauled or killed or killed & eaten humans?...blacks! Most people mauled is from surprising/being to close...that's why talking loudly (especially around noisy rivers and streams) or bells on your body/backpack work, it gives the bear a chance to 'skirt' you and let you pass by..and you don't even know he's there..unless the wind is right and you've got a good nose! because you can smell'em!...grizz, naturally being larger, smell stronger)..most people killed/consumed don't even know what hit them...never have a chance. The difference of being hunted/food...or just got to close. Always let yourself be known/heard in the bush...just might change a 'life changing event' folks!I hunt in the ocean in the shark bite capital of the world, never seem to give it a second thought until someone plants the possibility in my head. Several years ago I was going to do a solo kayak trip down the Wind River for four or five days. In accordance with the regulations at that time I had to do all of my advanced planning through the Ranger/Park department, no big deal. After I got into contact with them they sent me all the required information, etc., and even a preparation guide, and in that guide, in very BOLD letters it proceeded to WARN me that I WOULD encounter grizzlies. So, I read up on the dangers of grizzlies, even got a detailed book about grizzly attacks, about how they can stalk you and how they have been known to drag folks right out their tents, a lot of hair raising details in all that information. Needless to say, I never did take that trip. Point is, once something has been planted into your head it's hard to shake, especially once you start to entertain all the possibilities.


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