Bad bear year in Alaska

That’s why I think going camping, hiking and any outdoor activity where there could be the chance of an animal attack is just stupid.

I mean, look at this thing.

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Almost always a bear, tiger, etc becoming a man eater is the result of hunger, either an injuried/old animal or a shift in the environment that removes their normal prey.

Guess that's why Alaska can be so dangerous with Polar bears, a year with low sea ice can leave them starving.
 
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Just googled for pics and only found 1 that could be anythi ng.
 
Lando said:
Ruthless. If you’re packing a pistol I’ve heard it needs to be at least a .357 or something powerful. They apparently charge right through 9mm’s. Crazy to me that people go through cougar or bear infested areas without a piece
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I agree with this 100%. I’d carry something more powerful than a .357 personally tho. I’d also want a powerful rifle of some sort on me or with someone if in a group.
 
moreorless87 said:
Almost always a bear, tiger, etc becoming a man eater is the result of hunger, either an injuried/old animal or a shift in the environment that removes their normal prey.

Guess that's why Alaska can be so dangerous with Polar bears, a year with low sea ice can leave them starving.
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lol


Let’s be honest, just being regular hungry would get you gobbled up by some Apex shit. These are opportunistic hunters we’re talking about here.
 
Hoof Hearted said:
Yeah, same with lions. These lions were hand raised -
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Is it some kind of legal requirement that people with gopros have to label all their fucking videos 'gopro:' or is it, as I suspect, that they are all just cunts?
 
AGGAMEMNON66 said:
lol

Let’s be honest, just being regular hungry would get you gobbled up by some Apex shit. These are opportunistic hunters we’re talking about here.
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Humans are not their typical prey though, given the choice a healthy tiger is going to hunt dear over people.
 
moreorless87 said:
Humans are not their typical prey though, given the choice a healthy tiger is going to hunt dear over people.
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Tigers will kill men quite often. It’s not rare at all in India for example.
 
moreorless87 said:
Tiger deaths in India are really the prime example, its generally not a case of random attacks but rather the odd animal that's old/injuried and can't hunt is normal prey becoming a man eater potentially killing a lot of people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champawat_Tiger
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Dude, natives wear masks backwards on their heads in Tiger country because they’re ambush predators and like to attack from behind. They are opportunistic and will attack just about anything when they are hungry. Not just because they’re injured, or any other reason.


Tigers are a really bad example to try and make this point with. They are well known for being man eaters above almost anything else you can bring up. They will kill or go after whatever’s in their path. This is why they are hunted almost to extinction in many areas they are native to. They are feared by the human populations they are near.
 
unimackpass said:
.357 is minimal, people have gotten lucky with 9mm because the bear turned even though it wasn't a fatal hit, but why be on the lower end of the spectrum?
I know a old timer guide that recently went up in caliber because of a crazy charge they almost didn't survive even though he had a slug gun and his assistant guide a 375 while guiding a bow hunter. He sufferd ptsd for awhile. He was man enough to admit it after a lifetime hunting and guiding in alaska.
I lost a middle toe two years ago when charged by a sow with cubs, last shot I was on my back with my foot between me and her. Fortunately one brained her or she would have ripped my face off before dying from the first shot to the chest. Was a 10mm but a 454 may have stopped her the first shot. That's what I pack now, it's the same weight with more than twice the punch.
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That's crazy, you bearly made it out alive.
 
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