TallPine
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A black bear that is not afraid of humans is a dangerous bear.
We have a ton of bear here in PA, funny how no one here is shooting them for walking on their property. Heck, I've stood 50' from one while it was walking around a lady's house.....and she was alot closer standing their in her pj's with a camcorder.
Seriously, not every bear is a problem and there are other reponses than just killing them
Something was wrong if the bear wasn't afraid of the dogs. Any bear that is not afraid of dogs or people is dangerous, what if little kids where playing in the yard?
As far as being 50' from a bear and not having a problem......its called co-existing....As for the bear and dogs, like I said the article doesn't say if the dogs were chained, and I'm betting they weren't. So the bear is walking through a yard and suddenly gets surrounded by several dogs. Mst bears will immediately go to tree, but if there isn't one around, I'm sure they'll decide to stand their ground. Doesn't mean the bear needs to be shot.
If there were kids in the yard, then that is a totally different story. But all the article says is he has kids, not that they were in the yard.
My dogs aren't world champions, but they go for around $400 each here in DFW. Then there is the emotional attachment my family has for our dogs. If I didn't have the stones to plug "Gentle Ben," my wife surely would. She has NO mercy on those that threaten her loved ones (of which the dogs count themselves) and turns from little Miss Sweetness into Mrs Wrath.