black bear attacks tent

red · August 04, 2011, 07:00:42 AM

two boys were injured wed when a black bear attacked their tent in nw nj stokes state forest near the appajachian trail bear left but returned and was shot by ranger then ran off

fishpharmer · August 04, 2011, 08:28:16 AM

Gotta say, I didn't think they had bears in NJ. Sounds like it could have been worse.

http://mobile.nj.com/advnj/pm_106636/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=pSOdZyfj

Chuck White · August 04, 2011, 09:03:59 AM

Really makes you wonder though......... :-\

What were the politicians thinking when they outlawed bear hunting in New Jersey! :

Now, when they have a "bad" bear in NJ, they live-trap it and run it up to the Catskills or the Adirondacks and let it go, then we have to take care of them. smiley_annoyed01

The bad part is, they don't seem to be afraid of people and that makes for a dangerous animal!

red · August 04, 2011, 12:30:27 PM

i think they said the bear was a newyorker this park is where nj ny and pa all come together on the delaware river

fuzzybear · August 04, 2011, 12:38:55 PM

We have a standing rule here in the Yukon. If a bear attacks a human, It's dead. A few years ago we had a grizzly that was attacking cars as they stopped to take pictures. They cought him and moved him 100 miles away. It took him 3 days to return. Next time they moved him 400 miles to the north east. it took him 8 days to return. the last time he tore the heck out of an RV. he bashed the drivers door in to the point it wouldn't open. So he had to be put down.
I am an advocate for bears. I refuse to kill a bear unless it's a matter of kill or be killed. BUT, when a bear looses it's fear of humans it MUST be put down in my opinion. I have up close and personal encounters with bears on a monthly basis.
I have a hard time understanding why people go into the bush unprepared. When I head out to the bush the first thing in the truck is dog food. If you are headed into bear country the number one safety item is a dog. My butt has been saved more than once by my "Brandy Girl". Now she is about as big as a small bear, but most any dog that is loud and aggressive twards a bear will be enough to send the bear running. I've seen a Chiwawa tree a bear while their people got away.
FB

red · August 04, 2011, 01:27:03 PM

marty from wm pa will be real close this weekend at the festival of wood show in milford pa the black bear has been moved to harrison michigan

Randy88 · August 05, 2011, 10:03:30 AM

Instead of shooting him they should have loaded him up and taken him to the nearest animal rights activists house and put him in their spare bedroom, just so he's kept an eye on for a few days to make sure he was safe to release somewhere before being put down, you know give him a fair chance first before such a drastic action was taken. It really would have benefited a lot more people that way, you gotta think of the greater good at times

Chuck White · August 05, 2011, 10:24:10 AM

What Randy said!

fuzzybear · August 05, 2011, 11:45:01 AM

:D :D :D

Now dat was a good one.

Warren · August 28, 2011, 10:31:26 PM

Quote from: Randy88 on August 05, 2011, 10:03:30 AM
Instead of shooting him they should have loaded him up and taken him to the nearest animal rights activists house and put him in their spare bedroom,

I like the way you think !

clww · September 01, 2011, 02:45:13 AM

Or you could bring him down here to the PETA headquarters in Norfolk, VA!
I send them pictures of any big game animals I harvest each year since 1994.

isawlogs · September 01, 2011, 07:40:56 PM

You should also send them a nice pic of the dinner plate with the venisson prepared and ready to bite into ;D

Randy88 · September 05, 2011, 08:47:11 AM

Now thats funny guys, sending pictures to PETA of the big kill.

Buck · September 05, 2011, 08:53:46 AM

PETA in Louisiana stands for "people eating tasty animals" ;)

WH_Conley · September 05, 2011, 09:11:34 AM

Same in Kentucky, Buck.

red · October 04, 2011, 09:33:15 AM

yesterday at 3am a man let his dog out then heard the dog bark to come in when he opened the door a black bear also came in

the bear attacked the man and his wife not life threatning but 70 stiches newport pa

VT_Forestry · October 04, 2011, 10:56:47 AM

Quote from: clww on September 01, 2011, 02:45:13 AM
Or you could bring him down here to the PETA headquarters in Norfolk, VA!
I send them pictures of any big game animals I harvest each year since 1994.

You didn't happen to throw some fish guts and rotten crabs on the front door of their office a few weeks ago did you? Now THAT had me laughing :D

That's a pretty good idea about sending them pictures though, I might have to adopt that habit

Magicman · October 06, 2011, 12:09:23 PM

If everything goes as planned, my Son and I will be tent camping in an area with a very heavy Black Bear concentration. I watched one two years ago that was so large that his belly almost drug the ground. I'd say 300+ pounds. I also measured a paw print that was over 6" across. Yikes !!!