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  • Jul 7, 2011 at 5:53 pm #5574
    anonymous
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    Not sure if y’all saw this yet.
    http://news.yahoo.com/grizzly-bear-kills-yellowstone-hiker-223309866.html

    Jul 7, 2011 at 7:23 pm #49062
    Avatar photoBob Riggins
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    Sad, but points out that you should make noise while you hike (i.e. bell, talking, singing, etc.) and have bear spray.

    Jul 7, 2011 at 8:52 pm #49063
    Avatar photoRoy Conley
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    If the truth were known, I suspect a camera played a role in this death.

    Jul 7, 2011 at 10:01 pm #49064
    Mike Cline
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    Been in the park a dozen times so far this year and already have encountered three black bears near the trail in back country.

    Jul 8, 2011 at 1:39 am #49065
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    I would definitely agree that a camera or at least a desire to approach closer was what triggered the attack.

    Jul 8, 2011 at 2:02 am #49066
    M. Wood
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    YNP seems to bring out dumbness in people (I’m not saying itplayed a role in this situation).

    Jul 8, 2011 at 2:43 am #49067
    anonymous
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    Camera?

    Jul 8, 2011 at 11:52 am #49068
    Avatar photoRoy Conley
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    Camera?  Screw that, get a lens with more reach!

    Since I will be in YNP the 1st of August, I will follow your advice and bring my 500mm f4 and my 1.4,1.7 and 2.0 TCs.

    Jul 8, 2011 at 1:04 pm #49069
    Avatar photoBob Riggins
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    I have walked up on bears twice, once in Yellowstone and once in Sequoia National Park.  The Yellowstone meeting was at a distance and the bear pretty much ignored us.  In Sequoia, we walked right up on a bear that was standing in a bend in the path.  Fortunately we froze and he walked off into the woods.  Needless to say, we did not get a picture.

    We are heading to Glacier National Park and Banff next week and will be taking the bear bells, but this time I plan on buying some bear spray.

    The report indicates the couple saw the bear and turned to walk away and the bear followed them.

    Jul 8, 2011 at 2:01 pm #49070
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    I do not buy that a bear charged them from 100 yards away when they were walking the other direction. No way, Jose.

    Jul 8, 2011 at 3:42 pm #49071
    brian dunigan
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    I haven’t spent enough time around bears to speak authoritatively on what they would “never” do.

    Jul 8, 2011 at 5:09 pm #49072
    Avatar photoBob Riggins
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    Actually, I think Zach is the bears defense attorney. 😉

    Jul 8, 2011 at 9:08 pm #49073
    stevens
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    WTF?

    Jul 8, 2011 at 9:09 pm #49074
    brian dunigan
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    You know how wives are on a hike.

    Jul 11, 2011 at 4:03 pm #49075
    Avatar photoEric Weller
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    Of all the stupid things I have done in my life the number one is hiking into Slough creek area with a buddy.

    Jul 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm #49076
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Lauren is typically more concerned about the snakes you can’t see than the big game animals you can see and avoid.

    Jul 11, 2011 at 8:54 pm #49077
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    By the way, this is a monster file but if you’re like me and you wish you were there right now…

    http://www.itinerantangler.com/temp/sloughcreekpano.jpg

    Zach

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