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SilkyWaves t1_ivzmzz5 wrote

Reply to comment by DaneCz123 in Federal government restarts effort to restore grizzly bears to Washington’s rugged North Cascades by Elijah_nicholas

Personally not looking forward to this. I enjoy only watching my back for cougars. Don’t want to also be looking out for grizzlies.

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[deleted] t1_ivzz2w0 wrote

grizzlies don't really go out and ambush people. you just gotta not startle one.

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[deleted] t1_iw00lhc wrote

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DeadEyeDoubter t1_iw0gmc4 wrote

The bell thing isn't true.

Black bears will mostly leave you alone. And grizzly bears as a whole will as well. But grizzly bears are definitely more territorial than black bears.

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iamlucky13 t1_iw0w557 wrote

> Bears aren’t interested in attacking you.

They aren't usually interested in hunting people, but it does happen from time-to-time.

Once they've established a home range, however, they can be very interested in defending their territory, especially during mating season. Having read a variety of stories about bears attacks as part of trying to be an aware hiker, they always make me relieved we only have black bears in our area.

Reading a book on the Lewis and Clark expedition in particular made an impression on me. When the natives were telling them stories about grizzlies, they could couldn't wait to encounter one to show off how much braver and better hunters they were.

Actually encountering grizzlies cured the party of that enthusiasm, and Lewis actually almost died in one of the encounters.

https://lewis-clark.org/sciences/mammals/bears/grizzly-bear-encounters/

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DaneCz123 t1_ivzoqcj wrote

As a hunter it will be interesting to see how everyone else reacts. I expect the state to take the identification tests even more seriously now

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DeadEyeDoubter t1_iw0fpnh wrote

Grizzlies are far more dangerous than mountain lions. Mountain lions spread across the entire US and average far fewer attacks on humans annually than grizzly bears despite grizzly bears occupying only a super small area of land across a few states.

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CnD123 t1_iw0kera wrote

This thread is full of some of the most ignorant people imaginable. Thanks for trying to educate them

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DeadEyeDoubter t1_iw10ygr wrote

What? It's absolutely a good metric. There are literally more grizzly bear attacks than cougar attacks despite cougars existing in almost every state and humans being around them way more than grizzlies.

Gauging danger of an animal based on social media videos you've seen is a way worse metric.

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