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Bear Hanged
Canoe | Submitted by: Fort McMurray Camp Bear Lover
"Shortly after 6 a.m., a town employee, acting on the instructions of a provincial conservation officer, cut the bear loose and the carcass was washed down the Kicking Horse River and lost."
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From: jesussavez [Just hanging around]
Date: 9-May-2008 12:53
Those crazy canucks. I suspect this guy's offspring. 
From: fescue
Date: 9-May-2008 13:07
Why was the bear hanged? Did it steal horses or shoot someone? Cattle rustling? *************** If'n it was a grizzly bear, it probably made a pass at a polar bear and the other polar bears decided to teach it a lesson 'bout stayin' away from their wimmin-folk.
From: tat2dchick
[The Tattooed Lady]
Date: 9-May-2008 13:58
Too bad, poor bear. Black bears are actually pretty timid; far more likely to run from you than attack (unless a mother with cubs, then all bets are off). I caught some show on Discovery or Animal Planet or something about this dude who hangs out with wild black bears in his back yard (well, his home is a cabin in the woods so calling it a "yard" is a stretch)...like hand feeds them and stuff, and can even bring in other people. Nobody gets hurt, and one of the scenes showed like a dozen of these bears just hanging out, chillin', with this old dude giving them handouts, scratching their ears like they're dogs. Not that I'm recommending anybody try this or anything...well ok, try it if you must but be sure to have someone along to take pics in case the bears decide you look tastier than the treats and you get mauled. 
From: barbarossa58
[Phallus Maximus]
Date: 9-May-2008 14:24
Vigilantes of the animal kingdom. A penguin and an antarctic seal not involved. If the antarctic seal was (well) hung, the bear caught it's penguin bride fornicating with it. Revenge of the bear clan cave. No offense to SBL on this little ramble. By the way, since it was a long winter, bears around here (this har nek-o-the-woods) are coming out of hibernation late and are very groggy. Hell, it ain't even fore-casted to get above sixty again for over another week!
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 14:32
True. Black bears are the most timid of all bears. They prolly lured the bear with food then killed it. I hope whoever did this gets hit by a car, tossed to the side of the road, then is fodder for a family of bears. Justice is served.
From: eros [Stronger?!? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!]
Date: 9-May-2008 14:51
Where is the ACLU? The ADL? The SPLC? Jessie Bear Jackson! Al Grizzlyton! It had to be those evil white polar bears!
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch]
Date: 9-May-2008 15:54
From: patsystonecheers [Patsy Stone] Date: 9-May-2008 14:32 True. Black bears are the most timid of all bears. -- this brand of offhand "fact" gouging and spewing is something yer quite a practiced hand at. cite references please black bears have hunted humans-their attacks are considered predatory as \ opposed to defensive as most brown bear attacks are. i think you'll find the number of fatal black bear encounters well outnumber brown or any other ursus. certainly in part because there are more of them-true. laying and playing dead dinna work with them. they are not shy once introduced to society. they equate humans with food. look to the sun bear or the panda as a timid bear. black bears come and take what they want. nothing timid about them. here's a wiki-up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America_by_decade and tats-the dude hanging with bears is an ass. in my humblest pie ---to the story- glad said bear was dead when he was flung and hung. same treatment for the cumrags that did it
From: other [unclassified]
Date: 9-May-2008 16:16
which one of the Care Bears was it?...
From: rotteneggs13
[a bakers dozen]
Date: 9-May-2008 16:20
I'm bearly hanging on here. Tats, that guy who feeds the wild bears is actually 'abusing' them in a sense. They become used to humans and lose their fear of man, making them more susceptible to humans that would hurt and abuse them. And without that fear they are more apt to break into peoples homes & cars in search of food. On the flip side people see shows like this and are lead to believe that it is okay to approach a bear. Polar, grizzly, brown, etc. Do you know what happens if you get between a sow and her cubs? You can kiss your ass good-bye, 'cause she'll kick yer ass. Obviously T2 this isn't directed at you personally as I know that you are familiar with things wild. But the general public and the 'Disneyfication' of wildlife leads people to believe that they can just walk up and pet 'Bambi' & 'Simba' without any consequences.
From: piscivore [Michael C. Scott]
Date: 9-May-2008 17:02
I'm betting it was a roadkill that they found. Since it was disovered hanging in the morning, the pranksters probably found it dead on a road that night. I find lots of roadkill near my home at night. That's how my skull collection got so big. I take them home, cut the heads off, and bury the heads for about a year. The bodies get dumped in a nearby creek, and the local coyotes and foxes take care of things: nature's version of recycling. If I found a dead bear, I'd have a bear skull in my collection. I'd also skin it and tan the hide; I've done tanning before. It would be tempting, though, to play a prank with it, like dressing it up and sitting it on a bench at a bus shelter, or buying some lumber and nails and then crucifying it in the playground of a Catholic school. Hanging was a nice effort, but not really imaginative enough.
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 17:41
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch] Date: 9-May-2008 15:54 From: patsystonecheers [Patsy Stone] Date: 9-May-2008 14:32 True. Black bears are the most timid of all bears. -- this brand of offhand "fact" gouging and spewing is something yer quite a practiced hand at. cite references please black bears have hunted humans-their attacks are considered predatory as \ opposed to defensive as most brown bear attacks are. i think you'll find the number of fatal black bear encounters well outnumber brown or any other ursus. certainly in part because there are more of them-true. laying and playing dead dinna work with them. they are not shy once introduced to society. they equate humans with food. look to the sun bear or the panda as a timid bear. black bears come and take what they want. nothing timid about them. here's a wiki-up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America_by_decade ------------------------------ "I used to think black bears were very dangerous, but my thinking evolved in much the same way people have changed their attitudes about gorillas. I now interpret aggressive displays by black bears in terms of their fear rather than mine." "Their most common aggressive displays are merely rituals they perform when they are nervous. When I see any bluster, I feel safe. It means the bear wants to talk about the problem it has with me. I have never had one come after me and hurt me. The only times I have been bitten is when I initiated the contact." "Black bears have killed 61 people across North America since 1900. This no longer worries me. My chances of being killed by a domestic dog, bees, or lightning are vastly greater. My chances of being murdered are 60,000 times greater. One of the safest places a person can be is in the woods." source: http://www.bear.org/website/Bears-Humans/How-dangerous.html " There were about 52 recorded deaths due to black bears between 1900 and 2003 and about 50 deaths due to brown bears and about 5 due to polar bears in the same period." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America_by_decade "It is difficult to estimate a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been poorly studied, but biologists use a working estimate of about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide." "There are about 200,000 brown bears in the world. The largest populations are in Russia, with 120,000, the United States with 32,500, and Canada with 21,750. 95% of the brown bear population in the United States is in Alaska, though in the West they are repopulating slowly but steadily along the Rockies and plains." "There are currently about 60,000 wild grizzly bears located throughout North America." "The Kodiak bear population was estimated to include 3,526 bears" "Although there were probably once as many as two million black bears in North America long before European colonization, the population declined to a low of 200,000 as a result of habitat destruction and unrestricted hunting. By current estimates, more than 800,000 are living today on the continent" Population of Bears and Deaths 20,000 Polar = 5 deaths 800,000 Black = 52 deaths 32,500 Brown = 50 deaths 3,526 Kodiak = ? 60,000 Grizzly = ? According to figures, there are 800,000 black bears in North America with 52 deaths. There are 32,500 with 52 deaths. Out of all North American bears, Black Bears are the most timid. Granted, I would not want to be face to face with ANY bear, but if I had a bear walk into my room at the Ritz-Carlton, I would hope it would be a black bear.
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch]
Date: 9-May-2008 19:23
From: patsystonecheers [Patsy Stone] Date: 9-May-2008 14:32 True. Black bears are the most timid of all bears. -- this is the statement i refute. grizzly and kodiak are considered brown bears. if we're talking about black bears being timid- how many dog attacks, plane crashes and butt plug explosion deaths are not relevant. do you fully understand the meaning of the word timid?
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch]
Date: 9-May-2008 19:25
From: absintheredux [Green Death] Date: 9-May-2008 18:49 Good point, Patsy. Stats which do not indicate proportionality are totally misleading. --- fuckin suck up-hahahhhahahah do you think black bears are timid too?
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 19:39
If there are 32,500 brown bears in the USA, and Canada with 21,750. Then Wiki goes on to say there are "currently about 60,000 wild grizzly bears located throughout North America." Already the numbers don't add up unless they are NOT including grizzlies and kodiak with brown bears. Snatch, are you hung up on the word "timid"? What would you replace the word with? You wanted facts. I gave you facts. Now you are hung up on a word. Okay. The black bear is most _________ of all the north american bears. In addition, all other bears are in the super wilderness of the rockies, north pole, etc. (polar, grizzly, kodiak). Black bears are now a "problem" in the suburbs of Northern New Jersey and Upstate New York, where new developments have encroached on their territory. So if that's the case, how come you don't see a super spike in deaths?
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch]
Date: 9-May-2008 20:00
i'm hung up on the word timid because you used it to describe an animal that isnt and you spoke as if you are an authority on the subject=a tone you are wont to take. all the other info is gristle=i get real sick of seeing you spew misinformation-i think you talk a lot o shit out yer ass and go to it. but like i;ve said before-once in a while, someone may call you on it-as well they should. say futever ye want-anyway ye want-and dinna be surprised if someone disagrees
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 20:22
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch] Date: 9-May-2008 20:00 i'm hung up on the word timid because you used it to describe an animal that isnt and you spoke as if you are an authority on the subject=a tone you are wont to take. all the other info is gristle=i get real sick of seeing you spew misinformation-i think you talk a lot o shit out yer ass and go to it. but like i;ve said before-once in a while, someone may call you on it-as well they should. say futever ye want-anyway ye want-and dinna be surprised if someone disagrees ---------- This is what I originally said that got your goat: "True. Black bears are the most timid of all bears. They prolly lured the bear with food then killed it. I hope whoever did this gets hit by a car, tossed to the side of the road, then is fodder for a family of bears. Justice is served. " How is that being an "Authority" on the subject of bears? I never claimed to be but evidently you are an authority with your attacks. I present the stats from sources, it's nothing I made up. Are the stats not true? I never said the black bear is warm and cuddly and everyone should pet them. Bears are bears, they are wild creatures. But according to stats, there is a scale of aggression. Ahhh, that's the word "aggression". How does that sound? According to deaths per bear population, Black Bears are the least aggressive of all north american bears.
From: absintheredux
[Green Death]
Date: 9-May-2008 20:29
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch] Date: 9-May-2008 19:25 From: absintheredux [Green Death] Date: 9-May-2008 18:49 Good point, Patsy. Stats which do not indicate proportionality are totally misleading. --- fuckin suck up-hahahhhahahah do you think black bears are timid too? ___________________________________________________ I know nothing about the timorousness or lack thereof of Ursinity in general, Snatchikins. I was referring to numbers, that for all I care could be sheep or effelums. Unless proportionality to studied populations is established, the number of reported occurences is meaningless when it comes to comparisons between different groups. Up to you guys to interpret the data. (Do I detect a bit of a personality clash driving this discussion? Is it really and totally about timid bruinity?)
From: noracejusthuman
[Alien From Earth]
Date: 9-May-2008 20:33
Hmm.. I'm back from watching an hour of Prirates II , with Christopher. Anybody here want to EXPLAIN .. why the first comment on this thread under MY name, NORACEJUSTHUMAN Alien from Earth.. was CHANGED? While I was gone? I don't believe it. Duder.. Why was my post reworded? CHANGE my post? Why? WHAT THE FUCK? Has anybody else had this happen? I don't get it. I did not WRITE that post under my NAME.. What's going on? I'm not stoned am I? If i am i wish sumbody would tell me.. ?
From: gargoyle1
Date: 9-May-2008 20:44
Snatchy, butt plug explosions? Got pics? I'm really curious now. I'm also snickering like crazy, good thing the wicked witch is asleep.
From: purevenom
Date: 9-May-2008 20:47
I suppose that if these dickwads would have brought the bear's carcass to a taxidermist to be stuffed and mounted, that would have been just hunky dory. After all, nothing disrespectful about that.
From: noracejusthuman
[Alien From Earth]
Date: 9-May-2008 20:50
What do you know about this static? I'm not kidding. This is weird, I did not TYPE that POST. Really, no shit. Isn't it unusual? Shouldn't it be? Maybe? or not? I know i'm new here.
From: tat2dchick
[The Tattooed Lady]
Date: 9-May-2008 21:45
I have to stick up here with my original statement (and Patsy's) that black bears are quite timid. Having spent the time in nature that I have (substantial) and having actually come face-to-face with black bears more times than I can count, AND considering the facts that A) I've never been attacked, and B) I've always been able to run off a black bear by hollering and waving my arms around, I think I'm in a pretty good position to make that particular assessment. The wild card is a momma with cubs, and anything can happen; just be sure not to get between them and things should be fine. Yes, there are documented cases of black bears hunting humans; however, these are exceedingly rare and make headlines because they are sensational stories. It simply is a very uncommon event. ***DISCLAIMER: Don't try to pat the bears. They are wild animals and can kill you. If you're stupid enough to try, be sure to have someone close by taking pictures to post the carnage on Rotten.
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 22:25
Black bears prowl across the suburbs Neighborhood sightings rise; wanderers get closer to Hub By Rebecca Mahoney, Globe Correspondent | June 10, 2005 WESTWOOD -- Seven-year-old Hannah Broderick was eating waffles in her family's kitchen yesterday when she glanced out the window. ''Oh, my God, is that a bear?" she exclaimed. As her mother, Saranne, and younger siblings scrambled to see, the black bear came within 10 feet of the back door. Then it ran to a neighbor's backyard, crossed Olde Carriage Road, and disappeared into a patch of woods, said Saranne Broderick. ''It was the most unbelievable thing you've ever seen," she said of the morning encounter. ''I never thought we'd have bears in Westwood." The bear's appearance in this upscale suburb, only 20 miles southwest of Boston and just outside Route 128, is the latest in what authorities say is an influx of black bears into residential neighborhoods. Bears are edging closer to Boston at a time when sightings across Eastern Massachusetts are increasingly common: One bear was spotted recently in downtown Worcester, according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife; another was discovered hiding in a tree in a Haverhill condominium complex last week.''Bears are increasingly expanding into Worcester County and into more populated areas," said Marion Larson, an information and education biologist with the agency, who said the sightings have prompted an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of attracting bears. ''More and more it's becoming a real concern." About 3,000 black bears live in Massachusetts, a number that is growing by about 10 percent a year, Larson said. Most of the animals live in the western part of the state, but as their numbers climb -- and development crowds them out of their natural habitats -- the animals are appearing in more densely populated areas, she said. The Westwood bear eluded capture yesterday, but authorities are almost certain it is the same animal that has been spotted in several widely scattered communities west of Boston this week, including Mendon, Hopedale, Millis, and Norwood. Last night, a bear was again spotted in Norwood, which borders Westwood, WHDH-TV reported. The bear, which fish and wildlife officials believe is a male about 17 months old, is about 6 feet tall and weighs between 130 and 160 pounds. Biologists say it is possible the bear was recently evicted from its den by its mother to make room for new cubs, and they believe it is looking for a new place to live. They do not believe the bear is dangerous, but are advising residents not to approach it or aggravate it. ''The bear's more afraid of you than you are of them," Larson said. ''It's quite wary of people." The animal was first seen in the suburbs around 8 Monday evening in Mendon, when a resident on Powers Road reported seeing a bear in his neighbor's backyard, police say. About 90 minutes later, Frank Feccia of Hopedale looked out the kitchen window of his Driftway Street home and saw the bear tearing apart his backyard bird feeder. ''I put the spotlight on it, yelled at it, and it stood up, and when I saw it was as big as me, I went back into the house," he said. ''I've had deer in the backyard. I've had turkeys in the backyard. I've had everything, but I never thought I'd see a bear in the backyard." On Tuesday evening, Millis patrolman Robert Dixon was called to Ridge Street after several residents reported seeing a bear in the area. The bear was near the street between two houses when he arrived, and Dixon said he thought he'd try to get a picture with his camera phone. Staring face-to-snout with the bear, Dixon crept toward it, coming within about 15 feet before the animal ran into the woods. ''He's not an aggressive bear, but you don't want to corner him or come between them and their cubs," he said. ''Just keep your dogs in, and they usually won't bother anybody." A short time later, Millis resident Jeannette Estes saw her dog barking at what she thought was another dog. But then the creature darted up a tree. ''I was kind of I think shocked, like, you gotta be kidding me, what would a bear be doing around here?" Estes said. Residents in Norwood called police Wednesday evening and around dawn yesterday with more bear sightings, police said. By about 7:15 a.m. it was in nearby Westwood, with about five residents reporting sightings to police in the span of about 10 minutes. Police were stunned. ''I thought he was full of it," said Officer Kenneth Jones of one resident's report. ''I thought, maybe he saw an oversize cat or big shaggy dog." But as calls poured in, Jones thought, ''Wow, it really is a bear." Larson said the bear's appearance in towns located more than 20 miles apart over the week is not unusual. ''Young males have been known to travel hundreds of miles" in search of their own habitat, she said. The agency is urging people to take down their bird feeders between April and November and keep their garbage in enclosed containers to discourage scavenging bears. Once a bear finds a reliable source of food, it's nearly impossible to discourage it, Larson said. ''Bears have an incredible memory," she said. ''They can remember where they found food year after year after year, and they'll just keep coming back." If authorities catch up with the Westwood bear, they will probably try to lead it into a less-populated area or tranquilize it and move it out of the suburbs, Larson said. Globe correspondents Scott Goldstein, Jennifer Nelson, and Glenn Yoder contributed to this report.
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 22:46
Cat 1, Bear 0 In New Jersey WEST MILFORD, N.J., June 9, 2006 (CBS/AP) At least one bear in suburban northern New Jersey doesn't want to know Jack. Jack is a ten-year-old orange-and-white tabby. And when the cat spotted the bear in a neighbor's yard in West Milford, the clawless kitty took action. The bear scurried up a tree on Sunday and eyed the cat for ten to 15 minutes, while Jack stared and hissed from the ground. The bruin inched its way down before jumping off and running away. But Jack chased the bear into the brush and up another tree. That's when Jack's owner realized what was happening and called her cat. The bear took off as Jack rubbed up against its owner and the neighbors. Jack's owner, Donna Dickey, tells The Newark Star-Ledger Jack considers the area his turf and doesn't want anyone in his yard. West Milford is about 40 miles from New York City, on the New York-New Jersey border. In recent weeks, bears have entered other yards in the Oranges, suburbs of Newark, N.J., about 30 miles to the south of West Milford.
From: patsystonecheers
[Patsy Stone]
Date: 9-May-2008 22:55
Black Bears in Virginia What are the chances of seeing a black bear in the Virginia mountains? That depends. The time of year makes a difference. So does the area of the state in which one is traveling. Both Native American and white settlers hunted the black bear (Ursus americanus) for its hide, meat, teeth, and claws and for sport. With no controls, populations dwindled, and in some areas the bear was completely wiped out. However, bear numbers are now expanding thanks to modern conservation management by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Young bears that have been chased off by adult females are spotted these days in some unusual places, such as the suburbs of Richmond, the state capital. Virginia has one of the largest black bear populations in the East with an estimated 4,500 or more animals. Shenandoah National Park alone, serving as a 100-mile-long mountain refuge, has the highest black bear density in the country. A game department trapping and tagging program over a 10-year period estimated a bear population in excess of 1.5 bears per square mile. The park covers 300 square miles. According to the estimate, there were more than 450 bears in the park. In fact, the number of bears in Virginia has increased to the point that nuisance bears destroying corn or raiding rural trash cans are routinely trapped and moved to sections of the state such as southwest Virginia where the bear population is still small. Late spring and early summer are good times to see rambling bears. The females are getting ready to mate again—bears reproduce every two years—so the overgrown youngsters are forced out on their own. Black bears are shy and prefer in almost every case to put as much distance as possible between themselves and humans. In Virginia, bears have no history of aggression. But they are big (up to 400 pounds) and truly wild and thus unpredictable, and the encounter can quickly become dangerous if one gets between a sow and her cubs. Hikers who see a bear should give it plenty of room, watch from a safe distance, and store the incident in the archives of memory. source: http://www.sherpaguides.com/virginia/mountains/sidebars/black_bears.html What was that in the last paragraph? "Black bears are shy" , "In Virginia, bears have no history of aggression"
From: snatchvondrippy [snatch]
Date: 10-May-2008 14:46
i think it must be time to post links to youtube with bears swinging in hammocks and climbing play structures- drunk bears suzy the bear you seek to prove you are correct i've already made it clear what my original thoughts on yer statement were-if ye dinna see the fur fer the mutton; i canna help ye there. tat's referred to black bears as being timid yet it dinna evoke the same response-bzzzzzz zeit herauf
Updated: 10-May-2008 14:47
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