"Thomas Littleton" wrote in message
news:xguLe.355$286.190@trndny09...
...The only
potential issue, as I see it, is someone letting a kid approach a
bear.....especially a mother with cub(s).

And where would this hypothetical someone be allowing a theoretical kid to
approach a probabilistic bear.....with or without potential cubs?

Wolfgang
who knows than an academic issue ain't worth squat if you can't find a place
to test it.

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...

...Dummy suffered only minor scratches.

That was a case of a man attacking a bear, not a bear attacking a man.

Serves him right for leading with his chin.

Wolfgang
and they call ME a harsh critic! :)

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
...
Hey, Wolfgang, we done did that whole list in under 10 minutes (I'll
substitute you for Little Jimmy and the dog). Coool. I guess I qualify
as the new, careles, dingbat, dunkie camper.


Uh, drunkie camper. Was that slightly Freudian? Ever so slightly.

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"Looks like we're going to need another [Jimmy]!"

Wolfgang
who has heard that extinction last for like a REALLY long time! :(

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:51:09 -0400, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

For the new camper, the
careless camper, the just plain dingbat or drunkie, the odds get much
heavier. "Hold my beer while I go pet / scare / fight the bear, will
ya'?" "He's in cooler. Get the cooler back from him." "Little
Jimmie, there's a bear there. Run away. Run away. Run fast!" "Oh,
let the dog loose. It'll chase the bear away." "Grab all the food
and hide in the tent with it." "Little Jimmie, take a donut over
there to feed the bear, we'll get a picture."

Hey, Wolfgang, we done did that whole list in under 10 minutes (I'll
substitute you for Little Jimmy and the dog). Coool. I guess I qualify as
the new, careles, dingbat, dunkie camper.


Gee, you're harsh on yourself. I'd only have thought careless. And
that only because I didn't think you'd properly taken care for
raccoons or 'possums. Since no one had informed you there was a camp
garbage bear. Maybe dingbat on the running part. But the bear
already had food and you guys are a tad bigger than a kid, so, as was
proven, were pretty safe.

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"Cyli" wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:51:09 -0400, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

For the new camper, the
careless camper, the just plain dingbat or drunkie, the odds get much
heavier. "Hold my beer while I go pet / scare / fight the bear, will
ya'?" "He's in cooler. Get the cooler back from him." "Little
Jimmie, there's a bear there. Run away. Run away. Run fast!" "Oh,
let the dog loose. It'll chase the bear away." "Grab all the food
and hide in the tent with it." "Little Jimmie, take a donut over
there to feed the bear, we'll get a picture."

Hey, Wolfgang, we done did that whole list in under 10 minutes (I'll
substitute you for Little Jimmy and the dog). Coool. I guess I qualify
as
the new, careles, dingbat, dunkie camper.


Gee, you're harsh on yourself. I'd only have thought careless. And
that only because I didn't think you'd properly taken care for
raccoons or 'possums. Since no one had informed you there was a camp
garbage bear. Maybe dingbat on the running part. But the bear
already had food and you guys are a tad bigger than a kid, so, as was
proven, were pretty safe.

Not exactly what those in the sciences would call a rigorous proof.

Wolfgang
um.....well, o.k., maybe the neurosciences.

Hey, Wolfgang, we done did that whole list in under 10 minutes (I'll
substitute you for Little Jimmy and the dog). Coool. I guess I qualify
as the new, careles, dingbat, dunkie camper.


Uh, drunkie camper. Was that slightly Freudian? Ever so slightly.


"Looks like we're going to need another [Jimmy]!"

SPLORK! POTW!
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vincent p. norris wrote:
To my knowledge, there haven't been any maulings
in PA or any other Eastern local by black bears in a long time.

Better than that, Tom. The PA Game Commission says there is no record
of a black bear *ever* attacking a human in PA.

SNIP


vince


http://ap.lancasteronline.com/4/pa_bear_attack

Three young adults were camping in a "no camping" area of Hickory Run
State Park and had an "encounter" with a bear. The injuries weren't
life-threatening, but the campers did stupid tings. The park assistant
manager calls the incident and "encounter" rather than an "atttack."

Steve

That was a case of a man attacking a bear, not a bear attacking a man.

Serves him right for leading with his chin.

Wolfgang

Absolutely! Even if he had been badly mauled, he asked for it!

vince

On 14 Aug 2005 06:49:02 -0700, "Steve" wrote:
..... The PA Game Commission says there is no record
of a black bear *ever* attacking a human in PA.

Three young adults were camping in a "no camping" area of Hickory Run
State Park and had an "encounter" with a bear. The injuries weren't
life-threatening, but the campers did stupid tings. The park assistant
manager calls the incident and "encounter" rather than an "atttack."

Steve

I'd call that a pretty serious "encounter." Even if the campers "did
stupid things," perhaps the Game Commission should revise its
statement.

Perhaps "there is no record of a black bear ever attacking a human in
PA, except when they sorta provoke it."

vince

And where would this hypothetical someone be allowing a theoretical kid to
approach a probabilistic bear.....with or without potential cubs?

Wolfgang

I recall reading, years ago, that a visibly agitated Yellowstone Park
Ranger went into his supervisor's office, slapped his badge down on
his desk, and said, "I quit!"

After his supervisor calmed him down a bit, he confessed he had just
slugged a tourist. (Note: Rangers are not supposed to do that.)

Said tourist was putting his little kid on the back of a bear so his
wife could take a cute picture.

vince