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Thread: 11 Year Old Boy Killed by Bear
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06-18-2007, 08:19 AM #1
11 Year Old Boy Killed by Bear
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
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06-18-2007 08:19 AM # ADS
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06-18-2007, 08:52 AM #2
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Very Scarey and sad!
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06-18-2007, 08:53 AM #3
Sad story, I have been following it all morning.
There are lots of black bears up there.
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06-18-2007, 09:08 AM #4
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.
Biking, Hiking, and Fishing are life. Everything else is just fluff.
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06-18-2007, 09:15 AM #5Originally Posted by brookiekiller
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06-18-2007, 09:24 AM #6
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?
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06-18-2007, 09:27 AM #7Originally Posted by ericchileIt's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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06-18-2007, 09:43 AM #8
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.
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06-18-2007, 09:57 AM #9Originally Posted by kris247
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06-18-2007, 10:17 AM #10
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."You Sombitch's couldn't close an umbrella"
Sheriff Beuford T Justice
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06-18-2007, 10:42 AM #11
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?Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. ~ Frost
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06-18-2007, 10:51 AM #12
Why are people camping up there if Black Bears are all over?
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06-18-2007, 10:51 AM #13Originally Posted by TreeHugger
They'll know when they eventually open it up.
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06-18-2007, 10:57 AM #14Originally 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.
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06-18-2007, 11:07 AM #15Originally Posted by shlingdawg
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06-18-2007, 11:18 AM #16Originally Posted by Summit42It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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06-18-2007, 11:23 AM #17
LMAO 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.Let's Roll
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06-18-2007, 11:57 AM #18Originally Posted by shanehadman
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06-18-2007, 12:25 PM #19
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Originally Posted by kris247
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06-18-2007, 12:36 PM #20Originally Posted by Gutpiler_Utahn
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