Re: Bear Cub Death
AirforceMan (gartner@SENDIT.NODAK.EDU)
Mon, 19 Aug 1996 17:44:46 -0500
I agree...if you are in a camp and bear finds it/goes in, yes try and
prevent him from any destructive actions, however...that is just what I
think....ythey were trying to due. I don{t think they ment to kill the
cub. But I don{t know all the details....thanks, josh.
On Mon, 19 Aug 1996, Tim Goncharoff wrote:
> I think I've gotta disagree with you on this one, Bob. Like you, I
> wasn't there, but I have spent a lot of time in bear country and had a
> couple invade our camp just two weeks ago. If all of your prevention
> efforts fail, than I think the best course is to let the bears have the
> food and go their way. Sure, in the event that a bear gets aggressive,
> extraodinary measures are justified. But I haven't heard anything that
> suggests that was the case here. The bears were eating the scouts' food.
> The best way to avoid tragedy is to leave them alone. Throwing rocks is
> likely to make for a very angry bear, or as in this case, a dead one.
> In the scouts' defense, it sounds like they were following some
> official advice. On Mon, 19 Aug 1996, Bob Robinson wrote:
>
> > I know that I'll get "mauled" on this, but here goes;
> >
> > <on soapbox>
> >
> > Without more information, I will side with the Scouts
> > on this one. Adults have been teaching youth as long
> > as I can remember things like "don't mess with
> > a mother bear when cubs are present", "very few things
> > are more dangerous that a bear with cubs", etc.
> >
> > How many of those casting their votes for the bears
> > actually live in or near bear country.
> >
> > Please put yourself in the terrifying situation of these
> > Scouts. Bad judgment? possibly. Isn't that what
> > we are trying to teach them
> >
> > Better a dead bear, even accidentally, that a mauled
> > or dead scout (potentially). Our sons cannot be
> > replaced, a bear can.
> >
> > <off soapbox>
> >
> >
> > YiS
> >
> > Bob Robinson
> > _bob@msn.com
> >
>
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