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I heard on the news this morning that an 11 year-old boy was killed by a bear last night while camping in American Fork Canyon. I didn't even know we had bear in the Wasatch until the bear eating a deer post in this forum a few weeks ago.
[quote=Associated Press]
Boy attacked in tent and killed by black bear near campground
Associated Press
AMERICAN FORK
Very Scarey and sad! :eek2: :ne_nau:
Sad story, I have been following it all morning.
There are lots of black bears up there.
Was that bear that attacked that dear in Utah County area as well? Bears usually arn't predators so it makes me wonder if it was the same bear.
I was wonder that, too. But, the bear in bear that ate the deer in some guy's backyard was down in Woodland Hills (south of Spanish Fork Canyon), and this was in American Fork Canyon. I don't know what a black bear's range is, but that seems like too long of a distance.Quote:
Originally Posted by brookiekiller
I was just up at Little Deer Creek Campground a week ago..... just around the corner.
What should we do to protect ourselves? Besides the obvious of not sleeping with food, and keeping a clean camp. Would a gun helped at all?
Nothing you can do really. It is extremely rare to be attacked by a black bear. Kind of like getting struck by lightning....it happens, but not so often that you should worry about it. I'm more worried about getting into the more likely auto accident.Quote:
Originally Posted by ericchile
I used to sell bear-sized canister of pepper spray. I never actually tried to use it on a bear, so I can't attest to it's efficacy, but the manufacturer claimed to turn back bears as far as 50 meters away, even with a headwind of 20-30 MPH. Although, in this case I doubt it would have helped since the kid probably never saw the bear coming.
When I was younger I had a neighbor who was attacked by a bear while she was sleeping in her tent trailer. The thing ripped through the canvas wall, and grabbed her by the head. Her grandfather who was on the other end of the trailer heard what was happening, ran outside, and hit the damn thing over the snout with a big 5 D-cell Maglite. After a few hits the bear took off.
I heard this story last friday, where were they camping?Quote:
Originally Posted by kris247
I was wonder that, too. But, the bear in bear that ate the deer in some guy's backyard was down in Woodland Hills (south of Spanish Fork Canyon), and this was in American Fork Canyon. I don't know what a black bear's range is, but that seems like too long of a distance.[/quote]
It's not uncommon for bears to travel that far it could very well be the same bear. And maybe not.
WEll, they think they got the bear: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6168961
However, if there are so many bears up there, how do they know that this is the one?
Why are people camping up there if Black Bears are all over? :nono: :nono:
Good thing bears can't sue :roflol: :roflol:Quote:
Originally Posted by TreeHugger
They'll know when they eventually open it up.
Hmmm, good point. Why do people continue to drive when there are cars all over the place? :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by shanehadman
Shit happens and you try to learn from it. We can all speculate about an open bag of Doritos or a Subway pastrami on wheat bread laying next to the kid.
It's an unfortunate occurance. Won't keep me away.
its fairly common knowledge that bears do like wheat bread.Quote:
Originally Posted by shlingdawg
Apparently, they like 11-yr-old boys better...Quote:
Originally Posted by Summit42
LMAO :roflol: The media is retarded as usual. Chanel 2 had a news headline saying Bear Attack! with a pic of a grizzly.
Anyways condolences to the family. That is a crappy way to end Father's day week-end.
It's not like they're camping inside a bear's den. Sheesh... That's like never getting in any body of water for fear of snapping turtles, sharks, & the like. I feel bad for the kid's family, I really do, but I think the state is doing the proper thing in destroying the trouble animal and letting life go on. Just one more reason to up the number of black bear tags. :2thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by shanehadman
Bo brings bear spray along when we are hiking after we ran face to face with a mountain lion. I have yet to see a bear though!Quote:
Originally Posted by kris247
Dont forget there were Grizzlies here in utah until 1920's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutpiler_Utahn