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Can we get Gore to camp there....now?
The Pleasant Grove boy was camping with his family in June 2007 in American Fork Canyon when a black bear pulled him from his tent and killed him.
Should have killed ever bear in the woods to make sure that the people were safe.
$100 billion in punitives against the government, I say.
Gee whiz, is this not an act of nature? Are bears on the government payroll?
negligent, HOW?
I don’t camp cause of Bears, snakes...my idea of camping is a beachfront luxury hotel...but I don’t see how you can camp “in the wild” and then blame the govt if a bear attacks.
1. If you intend to commune with nature by backpacking across the wilderness of the Western US, Canada, and Alaska, make sure you're armed with a rifle or handgun -- preferably equal or greater than .40 caliber for the rifle, or .44 in the case of the pistol. Don't pack it; shoulder it.
2. Don't sleep on a bear run. If you don't know what a bear run is, ask a ranger or the local sheriff for a description.
3. Don't believe any advice about running downhill away from a pursuing bear. Bears can run in circles up and down a 45-degree angle slope like an Olympic champion, and do it all afternoon. They can also climb trees better than the best human tree-climber can -- outside of a teenager from Guam who can shoot up a tree for a coconut in three seconds. There are no bears in Guam, by the way, so this example is all academic.
4. Playing 'dead' doesn't fool the bears. Playing 'giant porcupine' works lots better, but the suit is a real hassle to hump through the woods.
5. 'Gentle' black bears aren't. All bears, regardless of maturity or type, are equally dangerous. This goes double for badgers, which are just little bears with a hostile 'short guy' attitude problem.
6. Never mind the nonsense about sleeping on the ground and hoisting your food above ground in a tree. Better to sleep in the tree and leave your food on the ground far away for the bears.
7. Make an attempt to tell a local authority -- ranger or sheriff -- about your hiking plans so they know where to find your remains if you choose to ignore item #1.
8. Pepper spray will just make a bear angrier -- just like it does to a typical Los Angeles County resident. You'll never get to that damn pepper spray anyway. You *might* get to your rifle.
9. Bears are silent until you're within striking distance. They already smelled and heard you coming a few hundred yards away. A typical bear's eyesight isn't so good, but they're not Mr. Magoo. They have eyesight good enough to swat your head off your shoulders with deliberate aim.
10. Using an Elk or Deer call to attract game during hunting season has a really good chance to attract a bear instead. In kind, salmon fishing in a 'really good spot' is also where the bears fish.
11. Don't wear fragrances as they attract bears, unless it's Brut, which repels bears as effectively as it repels human females.
12. Don't wipe your hands on your pants. Forget the bears, you'll be in trouble with your mom when you get home.
13. Use a bell or whistle to both alert bears and annoy everyone else within two miles of you.
14. Never travel alone. If you're with a group, you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun someone else in your group!!!
On one hand, we are responsible for what we choose to do. On the other hand, a family camping trip shouldn't be a death sentence...
Just curious, how come the Forestry department can send folks looking all over for the troublesome black bear but can't bother to find the time to post warning signs about these black bears?
On the one hand, I would like to see this become and impetus to sharply reduce the population of bears, deer (which can be dangerous, too) and other wildlife which are increasing in numbers. They're like sacred cows in India!!
Tell the sentimentalists to shut up, and let the hunters cull!
On the other hand, I can't see allowing hikers to sue for dangers they are agreeing to by using the park.
I am familiar with the area.
My husband and I have camped in the **same** campground. It is located less than 5 miles ( as the crow flies) from a **major** metropolitan area on the west. On the east (about 10 miles) is located the towns of Heber, Midway, Charlestown, and Daniels. A hearty person could easily hike to the Sundance resort from the campsite.
This wooded area is crawling with hikers, backpackers, and people enjoying picnics.
The people who introduced **bears** into this populated area are complete IDIOTS!!!
Rational people would remove the bears from this area **before** people are attacked in their backyards or getting of their cars to go into their own home.
There’s bears in the woods? Who knew!!!
I bet they even crap there.
I feel sorry for this family and their loss, but if you go camping in the wilderness you run the risk of meeting up with wild critters. That’s why they call it the wilderness.
The judge should have thrown out this ridiculous lawsuit and fined the family for criminal stupidity.
There’s bears in the woods? Who knew!!!
I bet they even crap there.
I feel sorry for this family and their loss, but if you go camping in the wilderness you run the risk of meeting up with wild critters. That’s why they call it the wilderness.
The judge should have thrown out this ridiculous lawsuit and fined the family for criminal stupidity.
The nimrods in the Wisconsin DNR protect black bears by limiting hunting. I propose we take all the black bear lovers and tie them to trees in the forest and rub them with bacon fat.