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Duppers

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63. Camping in the wild is serious business.

Fri Jul 9, 2021, 07:52 AM

Jul 2021

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And obviously potentially very dangerous. You must understand the particular behavior of the animals in the area.

Grizzlies are more dangerous than black bears and not just because of their size, although that is a major factor - they're more aggressive about food & territory.

(Several times my husband & I have met the more easy-going black bears on back trails in the GSMNP. Want to read how area residents feel about our black bears: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRGxWZCMSGf/?utm_medium=copy_link )

Obviously these folks just didn't understand grizzlies well enough. (It's even recommended that you don't sleep in the same clothes you eat in!)

(And as Timothy Treadwell said, even grizzlies differ. He knew he was near "bad" grizzlies when he was killed but that where officials made him camp. Long story.)

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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