I've had a few encounters including one that came up a trail toward me when backpacking roughly 2 miles from my car and with no one else around. It ran off when I yelled at it but if it were in a different mood...that's a pretty helpless feeling.
Black bear living near the Quad Cities
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I've had a few encounters including one that came up a trail toward me when backpacking roughly 2 miles from my car and with no one else around. It ran off when I yelled at it but if it were in a different mood...that's a pretty helpless feeling.
Or just put any of them in a place where they're feeling threatened. Not much different than we see with dogs or cats or raccoons or whatever but their abilities vs. those other animals are reason for lessening risk.
Issue is as we keep getting closer or enticing them to come around (leaving garbage around or exposed) we only heighten the risk of it becoming dangerous, and they're the ones who get taken out.
I've seen some of your posts regarding cats and it takes me back to my childhood when I'd attempt to befriend kittens on my farm.
Many times, they weren't having it, and it was terrifying, haha.
We live on three acres of woods...all kinds of critters. I love watching them and photographing them - the baby coons are absolutely adorable. But I have a VERY healthy respect for the fact that they are WILD, and I want them to stay that way.
I'm a supporter of Appalachian Bear Rescue in Tennessee. If you have Facebook, look them up. They are chartered to care for orphaned cubs & yearlings...and they are very careful about educating people on how to live in bear country. They post pictures and videos of the cubs (there are 10 right now, plus one yearling), and the writeups for the daily posts are extremely entertaining.
From my back deck:
It appears that the story of the tranq and capture were fake news. Yeesh, you can't trust any news anymore. I heard it on the radio which is why I typed it here.
https://khak.com/after-growing-conc...V-FQn4P71rR3Bc78UCs3eCxCtfrqV9vgr7FC-OOWqyBc4
https://khak.com/after-growing-conc...V-FQn4P71rR3Bc78UCs3eCxCtfrqV9vgr7FC-OOWqyBc4
KCRG last week was clarifying that it had only been rumored to have been captured.
It'll likely wander back to where ever it came from soon. It would be cool if there were a resident population in Iowa.
He made it to Missouri but their DNR ended up tranquilizing him because of the crowds he was drawing.
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/black-bear-who-roamed-through-iowa-tranquilized-in-missouri
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/black-bear-who-roamed-through-iowa-tranquilized-in-missouri
I don't know though- if I'm ever seen wandering around Missouri I'd hope someone would tranquilize me and get me the hell out of there too.
No surprise, most people who move to Missouri end up with drugs in their system in less than a month.
Apparently it was a Sconnie the whole time.
https://www.channel3000.com/bear-spotted-traveling-through-wisconsin-caught-in-st-louis-suburb/
https://www.channel3000.com/bear-spotted-traveling-through-wisconsin-caught-in-st-louis-suburb/
As I have noted before the most dangerous wild animal is the freaking killer deer. Get rid of (relocate all) those som-bit-chies.
