Rex in OTZ
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Ever notice Marlin always stayed in the Jeep while Jim wrestled the Alligators
They did rope that Grizzily but just couldnt take it the next step.
Getting that pigging string on it.
Ever notice Marlin always stayed in the Jeep while Jim wrestled the Alligators
Will have to wait for the bear's statement. He was probably doing his usual rounds as he's done for X years when this obnoxious dog begins making rude comments provoking him. He went to discuss this further when the human drew his pistol and discharged it striking him in several spots. Lawsuit coming. Now if this were the Active Self Protection channel, John would have said the bear should have kept his ego in check and not get drawn into these type of encounters.
The hotel/motel likely has had similar encounters in which case they would have signage about the possibility of bears being on the property. Hotels we've been to that are within similar areas have signage and the desk staff also relay about wild animals that may wander onto the property at night.
Cannot say that I have ever witnessed a Ferrari at a Motel 6..
For what it’s worth, I didn’t say they often used poor judgement, I said they sometimes did.
The bottom line, is that someone who lives with bears as part of their day to day existence might take a short charge differently than somebody from Indianapolis or Omaha. For anybody, the experience of a charge that could be measured in feet as easily as yards would be unnerving. As others have pointed out, there isn’t a lot of room to dodge a bear on the walkway of a Motel 6.
When I hiked the AT in 75 (Hiawassee had one three aisle grocery at the time) the only place where bears were a concern was in Shenandoah NP. Today they are a concern for almost the entire length of the trail with the densest population being in NJ. Maybe the time has come for longer hunting seasons. At any extent, in a town where the entire economy is based on tourism, and at just about any day of the year out of towners will greatly outnumber locals, a bear being allowed free rein where it will inevitably encounter humans not expecting such a thing should not have been tolerated.
Cannot say that I have ever witnessed a Ferrari at a Motel 6..