[SJackson]

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

Reposted in chat rather than news. Former thread is here if you wish to read comments.

[Paladin2]

Everybody needs a .45-70 and learn how to carry/use it.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I that was a rude call to kill the other post. Saving your hide from getting eaten by bears is serious news, not just “chat.”

[samtheman]

Thanks

[jimwatx]

While tent camping in the Adirondacks last summer we saw a black bear 75 yards away munching on vegetation. He saw us but totally ignored us and went on his way. I foolishly never concerned myself with black bears thinking they were not inclined to attack people and would only go for your food. Anyway got home and watched youtube videos that document quite a few attacks from black bears including a number of people killed. One commenter even mentioned he was forced to shoot a large black bear that came after him when he was in the Adirondacks. Pepper spray is illegal in the nanny state of NY, so when my buddy asked me 2 weeks ago about going up there camping this summer, I told him I was just getting too old to be sleeping on the ground anymore lol.