Red_Dragon wrote:
 
Yes, unfortunately too many people allow bears to become accustomed, especially by following poor garbage and garden waste disposal practices.  In the town of Penticton (southern Okanagan area of BC), provincial Conservation Officers shot 5 black bears dead.

 Proclivities wrote:
 
He's probably pretty accustomed to humans and was just saying hello. Or not.

 Proclivities wrote:
 

 I was not aware of this Crunch trail in Coquitlam.  Coquitlam is a suburb east of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Personally, I would not allow a black bear to get this close to me or to swipe at me.   In bear parlance, this adult bear is acting in a disrespectful manner.  

This encounter worked out OK but clearly the women is intimidated and this encounter could have potentially evolved in a much different direction.   To her credit, she did not hysterically panic.  

 Proclivities wrote:
 

It's supposed to be read top to bottom, in two columns.

 Proclivities wrote:
 

Unelect Sheriff Doubter!

Amazed no one has posted a link to this Vox piece: 

Fat Bear Week 2019: Choose the fattest brown bear in Katmai National Park, Alaska

NPS Photo/A. Ramos



Sadly, I think voting is now closed. But the article has pics with slider bars that show the before-and-after changes of bears eating like mad to prepare for winter hibernation. 

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
All your birdseed are belong to me, huh, wait a minute, uh, time to go.

 JrzyTmata wrote:
 

Good bear, great doggie!

Thanks Jrz! 

Jersey bear doesn't give a crap about your birdfeeders
Jersey dog says get th f—k off my lawn

 Proclivities wrote:
 
Now, that's overpoohpulation :-)

Happy Halloween!



Cheesey Killer Mutant Bear flik from '79  (funny sleeping bag death scene)

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
 
Yes, especially grizzlies.  The typefaces and the image are pretty cool though.  The ingredients of a snappy t-shirt perhaps?