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Darwin cheated again
« on: September 01, 2015, 09:57:40 AM »
https://gma.yahoo.com/connecticut-hiker-films-close-encounter-black-bears-134558483--abc-news-pets.html#

So she approaches two bears and is surprised when one almost takes a taste of her?  What ever happened to yelling and being big and scaring a bear off?
Black bears are skittish out east.  Unless you're stupid, then they might very well eat you.
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2015, 12:07:37 PM »
Lots of bear sightings around here in transitional urban/suburban areas lately.  Either the news services are bandwagoning on reports (as usual), or the mother ship has finally given them the take-over code.

"Yogi has a long moustache."

"The pic-a-nic basket is against the wall."

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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2015, 01:20:14 PM »
Have you considered that there is a lessening of the taking of stupid hoomans?  More of them getting within interaction distance of wildlife and them passing out Scoobie snacks instead of assuming I-could-hurt-you postures/noises or getting their snouts smacked with anything from a rolled up newspaper through a shovel to the side of the head to highly kinetically charged small particles.  Critters start learning these strange feeding stations are fairly reliable and low mess, as opposed to having to cache the 350 pounds of leftovers.

Folks convicted of second offense feeding wildlife ought to be staked out in their back yards without Scoobie snacks and let the beasts express their disappointment.

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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2015, 03:02:57 PM »
Quote from: 230RN on September 01, 2015, 12:07:37 PM
Lots of bear sightings around here in transitional urban/suburban areas lately.  Either the news services are bandwagoning on reports (as usual), or the mother ship has finally given them the take-over code.

"Yogi has a long moustache."

"The pic-a-nic basket is against the wall."

You don't remember back sometime in the 1990s when the Colorado voters drastically cut back on the hunting seasons for the cute little bears  ???

Used to be you could hunt black bears from April to October.  You didn't hardly ever see one because they were so skittish.  Now Yogi and Boo-Boo aren't afraid of guns anymore and have moved to the big city.  ;/

Cause, meet Effect  :facepalm:
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2015, 04:32:41 PM »
And the follow-up is that the Connecticut wildlife department (whatever they call themselves) have now decided they need to "euthanize" the bear -- for being a bear.

http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150901/connecticuts-wildlife-policy-debated-after-encounter-with-bear
« Last Edit: September 01, 2015, 09:53:38 PM by Hawkmoon »
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2015, 07:13:16 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on September 01, 2015, 04:32:41 PM
And the follow-up is the the Connecticut wildlife department (whatever they call themselves) have now decided they need to "euthanize" the bear -- for being a bear.

http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150901/connecticuts-wildlife-policy-debated-after-encounter-with-bear

By that standard we should seriously consider euthanizing morons...
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2015, 07:26:52 PM »
It's a good thing the bear didn't actually eat her.

It probably would have made the bear sick.
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2015, 09:03:30 PM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on September 01, 2015, 07:26:52 PM
It's a good thing the bear didn't actually eat her.

It probably would have made the bear sick.


Many cougars, bears and other wild life consider yuppies to be a delicacy!
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2015, 09:36:57 PM »
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2015, 10:17:43 PM »
Quote from: dm1333 on September 01, 2015, 09:03:30 PM
Many cougars, bears and other wild life consider yuppies to be a delicacy!

We humans do love our junk food, so this makes sense.
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« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2015, 12:00:20 AM »
Quote from: SADShooter on September 01, 2015, 10:17:43 PM
We humans do love our junk food, so this makes sense.

We also have a nation wide epidemic of obesity.  =|

Maybe we need a new wildlife conservation effort "Don't feed the wildlife your fat ass!"
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2015, 12:23:38 AM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on September 02, 2015, 12:00:20 AM
We also have a nation wide epidemic of obesity.  =|

Maybe we need a new wildlife conservation effort "Don't feed the wildlife your fat ass!"

But then they would have to spend almost every moment after waking up from hibernation fattening up for the next hibernation.

Bears are part of the 99% too, and deserve a summer vacation.

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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2015, 12:56:00 PM »
If they are going to kill the bear anyway, it might as well have some fun.
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2015, 05:44:39 PM »
I'm sitting in a ground blind waiting for Yogi to come in and eat 300 grains of JFP.
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2015, 05:46:56 PM »
Quote from: charby on September 02, 2015, 05:44:39 PM
I'm sitting in a ground blind waiting for Yogi to come in and eat 300 grains of JFP.

"Hey, Boo Boo!. Ow! I got a boo boo!"
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2015, 05:48:08 PM »
Well, the deed is done. They kilt it.

http://foxct.com/2015/09/02/sessions-woods-bear-euthanized/

And they got a tufer -- they also euthanized another bear that they hadn't  been looking for, apparently "out of an abundance of caution" (to use the current .gov terminology).
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2015, 05:53:12 PM »
#blackbearlivesmatter   =D
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2015, 06:00:30 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on September 02, 2015, 05:48:08 PM
Well, the deed is done. They kilt it.

http://foxct.com/2015/09/02/sessions-woods-bear-euthanized/

And they got a tufer -- they also euthanized another bear that they hadn't  been looking for, apparently "out of an abundance of caution" (to use the current .gov terminology).

As long as the Fish & Game officers go home alive at the end of their shift...
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Re: Darwin cheated again
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2015, 07:07:13 PM »
Matt Drudge took me to this: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150902/deep-bear-that-approached-hiker-in-burlington-has-been-killed

Looks like some folks aren't happy with their .gov agents ...
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