[Nathan Zachary]

The general rule, especially with those Alaskan grizzlies is- if you can see them, you are too close. That is one bear that fears no man, fears nothing at all.

If you are in it's visual range, and it takes an interest in you, you are in extreme danger. Those things can cover the distance between them and anything in it's visual range in less than a minute.

[Eska]

I've taught in Villages where the half starved village dogs chase grizz between cabins, outta the village. Indians only go on bear shooting sprees when they break into caches, then they shoot every bear around for 2-3 days; then forget about the bear. Like they settled the score between the bear.

In rural Ak, bear are considered pests, shot on sight; second time they come around a house. They have a habit of knocking doors off hinges and coming thru windows to get at the good stuff.

I had a local bear coming into my bait last spring; could see my stand from the house. Wifey said to let him be as he never comes into the yard, just beelines around the edges in the woods. My son bought a new bow and plans on me getting him shooting a grizz on tape nx spring. I always let 10-12 buckets of salmon eggs get to stinking, they work best for drawing everything in.

Ya, bears are dangerous pests, just ask anybody who has been mauled, and then have them take their shirt off, you'll figure it out pretty quick.