Grizzly Makes Grizzly (Werner Herzog's <cite> Tour De Force Animal Rights Wacko Expose Alert)

Townhall.com ^ | 08/28/05 | Debra Saunders

[goldstategop]

The story of an animal rights wacko named Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend who were killed an eaten by an Alaska grizzly in October 2003, is captured in a Werner Herzog tour de force expose. Its a fascinating - and chilling insight into the inanities of the liberal world view. Disregarding the realities of nature can result in deadly consequences. Whatever bears are - one thing they aren't - is "people weating bear costumes."

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[sheik yerbouty]

Treadwell gets the Darwinh Award! Treadwell? "It's what's for dinner".

[goldstategop]

Nature red in tooth and claw. Ignore it and you get eaten by the local predators for dinner. The idiocy of deluded animal lovers never ceases to amaze me.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[agitator]

I got a sample of the difference between pets and wild animals as a kid with a pet raccoon. They're cute when they're very little. However, when a dog bites you, you slap it and it doesn't bite you again. When a racoon bites you, you slap it and it comes back and bites you again, HARDER.

[Jeff Chandler]

Treadwell ...talking to bears, ...how he knew to be dominant around bears. He gave them names like Tabitha, Melissa and Mickey, and he frequently told them, "I love you."...he recorded himself patting bears, wading into water with a fishing grizzly and talking to the bears. "Go back," he commanded...

...the 46-year-old bear activist and his 37-year-old girlfriend were mauled and eaten by an Alaskan grizzly

I guess he annoyed the bear one time too many.

[goldstategop]

He must have been messed up watching too many Bambi reruns as a child.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[sheik yerbouty]

Maybe he thought the bears only lived on granola..

[Calpernia]

bear ping

[goldstategop]

Its easy to anthromorphize animals. But they're not humans in fur. They need to be seen and appreciated on their own terms.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Deetes]

I was out on the Russian river here in Alaska this week and saw two grizzlies , but, I also had my 44 mag on my side. There was plenty of fish in the river too.

Treadwell was a reeetard .....

[Alaska Wolf]

Ignore it and you get eaten by the local predators

I've lived among bears for many years, over thirty as a matter of fact. Though I make no claims to be an expert I've learned one thing; bears are not to be trusted. You never know what mood they're in. They could have a toothache, a foot full of porcupine quills or they could just have been thumped good by a tougher peer. I don't hunt bears, though I believe it benefits the larger bear population by keeping them weary of man. I've had to shoot over, under and either side of bears to get their attention and it has thus far proven successful in keeping a safe working distance between us.

[claudiustg]

Up here in Montana where grizzlies are a fact of life, the 44 Magnum is probably the single most common sidearm. Grizzlies are just bad news for the most part. I know the have to live somewhere: I just hope it's somewhere I'm not. Most bad encounters have been surprise encounters. If you can see the bear at a distance, and he can see you, usually things are OK.

[Eska]

Ya know they only recovered less than 50 lbs of remains from those 2 people; fingers & bones & such.

Taught in this one village in interior; all kinds of bear. Anyway Indians wouldn't kill the bear, bad luck; until they broke into fish & meat caches come early October. Then they would shoot every bear they saw hanging around the village. Funny cause they'd ride around village and shoot the bear running between cabins at night. They'd kill 4-5 young grizz and then go back to their leave the bear alone attitude.

Actually, they had it about right.

[Alaska Wolf]

the 44 Magnum is probably the single most common sidearm

You've heard the story about filing the front sight off that revolver haven't you?

[FederalistPhred]

The informed consensus is that the best way to help grizzlies is identical to the best way to help the surviving tribes with Stone Age lifestyles -- stay away from them. Intruding on their world to "help" them has consistently shown itself to be against their best interest.

Having said that, Treadwell's grizzly pictures are awesome, and I would like to see the movie.

[Eska]

We have a couple 44's but picked up a 480 recently. We have a shooting contest across the river over July 4th. This white guy from fairbanks married one of the native's daughter and he showed up with a 454, 7 inch barrel; and scope. He consistently kept a 2 foot pattern at 400 yards with that pistol. Kinda impressed me so I bought that 480, as a local reloads for his 480. Guess I just see my 44's as noise makers now.

[Coleus]

growl

[etcetera]

"...the 46-year-old bear activist and his 37-year-old girlfriend were mauled and eaten by an Alaskan grizzly..."

He's bear scat.

[Alaska Wolf]

I bought that 480,

You've got to have a set of meathooks to hang on to one of those babies. I've got small hands so I prefer a Mannlicher .375H&H.