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vercetti2021

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10. Camp is a designated area

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 8, 2021, 11:31 AM

Jul 2021

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Bear pulls woman out of her tent, kills her in Montana [View all] marmar Jul 2021 OP

I'm sorry, but she was killed by the stupid. Bear was being a bear. Maru Kitteh Jul 2021 #1

This. lastlib Jul 2021 #2

Very well said malaise Jul 2021 #6

Right. H2O Man Jul 2021 #7

My dad and i backpacked in black bear territory Retired Engineer Bob Jul 2021 #53

What the hell did she expect? vercetti2021 Jul 2021 #3

Bear territory is just about everywhere. LizBeth Jul 2021 #9

Camp is a designated area vercetti2021 Jul 2021 #10

I am not sure what you are saying. Camp a designated area for bears or to camp? LizBeth Jul 2021 #11

Cause the bears read ALL the signs... Volaris Jul 2021 #22

I'm sure they all were initially advised NOT to keep food in their tent period luckone Jul 2021 #4

Bears are under assault right now in MT MontanaMama Jul 2021 #5

Well said. H2O Man Jul 2021 #8

That's right... they also tend to run the first Winter. WarGamer Jul 2021 #28

Do you mean the people MontanaMama Jul 2021 #41

Yeah thats what I meant... WarGamer Jul 2021 #48

Gotcha. MontanaMama Jul 2021 #49

enjoy it! For those with solid constitutions it seems like an AWESOME place to live. WarGamer Jul 2021 #50

I keep food and cooking area far, far away Chakaconcarne Jul 2021 #12

Right ::: NEVER bring food or snacks into the tent FakeNoose Jul 2021 #24

That is the food storage bag for me. Strelnikov_ Jul 2021 #54

Yes, that's what I've done too. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #56

You are in THEIR house Happy Hoosier Jul 2021 #13

It is Mother Nature's job to continually try to kill us. Ask Darwin. Binkie The Clown Jul 2021 #14

I hope they don't kill the bear for being a bear. alphafemale Jul 2021 #15

Exactly! Duppers Jul 2021 #60

What a dreadful tragedy. Bear attacks are extremely uncommon, Hortensis Jul 2021 #16

2 points of interest that people are missing here GusBob Jul 2021 #18

+1 EX500rider Jul 2021 #20

Agree. She does sound like she was a great person. Hortensis Jul 2021 #21

People assuming that is was food stash but an old food wrapper can still smell like food. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #25

Yes. And people always smell like food to predators. Hortensis Jul 2021 #34

Humans are far down the list of the typical Grizzly menu. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #57

Sure, but that's out of self preservation. We're predators ourselves Hortensis Jul 2021 #66

Ovando is a "town" of 50 people Mysterian Jul 2021 #29

Bears, unlike people, do not act out of deliberate malice. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #36

Post removed Post removed Jul 2021 #39

I agree; notice about DU treestar Jul 2021 #67

Her and her companions actions led to her death. Kaleva Jul 2021 #74

Yes, the evil grizzly is morally to blame Mysterian Jul 2021 #30

"execution?" treestar Jul 2021 #68

Thank you for the links-nt Piasladic Jul 2021 #69

Agreed, and they did kill the poor grizz obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #76

And the lesson is... HelpImSurrounded Jul 2021 #17

Yep, the odor will linger inside. nt Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #45

The poor woman was mauled to death. Have some compassion. tinrobot Jul 2021 #19

Lots of misanthropy around here these days ansible Jul 2021 #23

We're in the middle of a sixth mass extinction due to human activity. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #37

She was a human being. hunter Jul 2021 #26

Then any story that begins with Xavier Breath Jul 2021 #31

Only if you are killed by a manatee hunter Jul 2021 #32

If it rolls over on you in your sleep Xavier Breath Jul 2021 #33

Only with enthusiastic consent. hunter Jul 2021 #35

I think trying to hump a human Xavier Breath Jul 2021 #38

Sure it's a bad death. So is emphysema from smoking two packs a day for 50 years. alphafemale Jul 2021 #62

Were NOT following bear country food storage rules Mysterian Jul 2021 #27

Where is old Stephen Colbert when you need him? Initech Jul 2021 #40

Awakened by fucking GRIZZLY BEAR who wants the food in your tent, and you... Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #42

Amazed how many are blaming this poor woman edhopper Jul 2021 #43

Nope. They didn't do everything perfectly MontanaMama Jul 2021 #51

You act as if you've never made a mistake. tinrobot Jul 2021 #58

Camping in the wild is serious business. Duppers Jul 2021 #63

She was camped with others next to a US Post Office, for crying out loud. tinrobot Jul 2021 #64

I make mistakes every single day. MontanaMama Jul 2021 #70

Another lecture on what she did wrong tinrobot Jul 2021 #72

Yes, it is. Strelnikov_ Jul 2021 #55

Camping in the wilderness is rather like skydiving... Duppers Jul 2021 #61

Except she wasn't in the wilderness edhopper Jul 2021 #65

She was sleeping outside on bear territory obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #78

Ovando sees 1,000 cyclist a year edhopper Jul 2021 #80

She had food in her tent obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #77

I will never camp in a tent within Grizzly country. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #44

This. MontanaMama Jul 2021 #52

Exactly obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #79

Interesting headline Ron Obvious Jul 2021 #46

It is what it is. roamer65 Jul 2021 #47

A bear being a bear and now will be killed because of doing what bears do. Raine Jul 2021 #59

Yes. MontanaMama Jul 2021 #71

Ovando is not quite a town caraher Jul 2021 #73

Bad luck madville Jul 2021 #75

To those who think she should have expected this edhopper Jul 2021 #81