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tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 26, 2014 - 03:16pm PT
I wonder if this guy got eaten because he forgot the most basic rule of survival when dealing with hungry bears. you don't have to be the fastest but you definatly Don't want to be the slowest runner in the group! seems like he stopped to take a picture of the bear... oopsi, it's dinner time..http://news.yahoo.com/hiker-took-cell-phone-photos-bear-fatal-jersey-191046013.html
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Nov 26, 2014 - 03:29pm PT
Man....

Mauled is never a good word to read.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Nov 26, 2014 - 03:38pm PT

Sad.

I read recently it's been a fad to get a selfie taken with
a bear. Wonder if this wasn't some type of thing like that. . .
Jan

Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
Nov 26, 2014 - 04:30pm PT
Too many Disney movies with talking bears. We've lost our natural sense of fear.
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Nov 26, 2014 - 04:53pm PT
Strange that he was only mauled to death.

Usually when a black bear attacks, you are going to be eaten.
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Nov 26, 2014 - 05:13pm PT
Black bears are getting a rep lately. Might be time to bring back the Griz
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Nov 26, 2014 - 05:14pm PT
Are you sure? My understanding it's brown / grizzly bears that are more likely to eat me.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2014 - 05:28pm PT
I read recently from some bear expert that most Black bear attacks end in consumption. Not a good word to read when you think you might be the dinner...
Chewybacca

Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
Nov 26, 2014 - 05:39pm PT
So sad. If they had stayed together and slowly backed away it is unlikely the bear would have attacked. Black bears can run 30 mph. Trying to outrun a bear is a bad idea and can trigger a predatory response.

I read that the last fatal bear attack in New Jersey was in 1852. Obviously this is a rare event.


I wonder if the bear was feeding on a carcass or perhaps a gut pile. There is an interesting study recently started in the Teton area. They are looking at the relationship between grizzlies and hunters. I'll post a link to it later.


Here is a list of bear fatalities with short descriptions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Nov 26, 2014 - 05:59pm PT
The stories from the link above are a great read. The older ones I like more.

My condolences to friends and family.
Erik
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 26, 2014 - 06:07pm PT
A lot more people in Joisy have swum with the fishes than been munched by Yogi.
crankster

Trad climber
Nov 26, 2014 - 06:10pm PT
Your post has an almost jocular tone, t-man. Why? Wasn't a man mauled to death?
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Nov 26, 2014 - 06:14pm PT
hey there, say...

:(

very sad... my condolences for their family and loved ones...

:(
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2014 - 06:15pm PT
It's the internet, its NJ( you would have to be from the northeast to understand) and the person took photos of the bear just before being consumed. Yes it is not a very classy post by yours truely but a bit of gallows humor seemed like the proper response to the slowest runner in the group getting eaten while takeing a photo with a cell phone....
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Nov 26, 2014 - 06:20pm PT
Brown/black bear attacks: you're going to be eaten, fight for your life

Grizzly attacks: power struggle, play dead
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Nov 26, 2014 - 06:28pm PT
John McPhee, in his book "Table of Contents," wrote a wonderful story about New Jersey bears. Well worth reading.

Anyway, to get eaten by a black bear would require a unique set of circumstances. I chase them out of my yard, driveway etc., regularly. Even a mom and cubs, they run away. Maybe I should be more careful?


Bad picture but Mom and two cubs right after I chased them out of the patio.
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Nov 26, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
I chase them out of my yard, driveway etc., regularly

What ever else you do Ksolem, do not speed in your driveway.
Jan

Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
Nov 26, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
The Wiki article was interesting. The maps of bear kills were even more interesting. A large number of the people killed in the U.S. by bears (lower 48) were killed by captive bears, not encounters in the wild.In Canada only one captive bear killed anyone, all the rest occurred out doors. My guess is that they have stricter laws up there about privately owned bears.
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Nov 26, 2014 - 08:46pm PT
Or ,they are not from jersey.
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Nov 26, 2014 - 08:52pm PT
..do not speed in your driveway.

Don't worry. But actually I think the deer are more of a hazard than the bears. Last month I was out there with my crazy terrier. There was a large doe in the drive and he went batshit crazy, but instead of running she came at us, got up on her hind legs and charged forwards bringing her front feet down hard about 6 feet from the dog. Then she kept on coming. Lucky I had the little rat bastard (meant with love) on a leash so I could haul him away as I ran for my life. Now when he barks at a mature buck I just get the heck outta there.
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