Date:         Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:20:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bear Attacks Camper NVC
Comments: To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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holy crap batman,
is that really a hole clean through someone foot in the ankle area ?

and the black fur pulled back to reveal bloody flesh..is that on the bear,
or a human or what ?
and is that a bear-killed white wolf ??

I did read this interesting thing recently..........................
One well-known tactic to use with Grzzly's in an attack, is to play dead.
you curl up in a fetal position, cover the back of your head and neck with
your hands........that's after being charged and knocked down, swiped at
etc.

BUT......for black bears ........if one attacks you, the advice is to fight
back with everything you have.....
that a black bear, once really onto attacking you, wants to kill you, and
playing dead won't help.........
where a girzzly is likely to loose ( hopefully ) ..........loose interest in
you.

your bear mileage may very .
there is an exception to every bear 'rule' of course.......but I thought
this interesting, plausable, and worth passing on.

People have been drug out of tents...........and killed and eaten by bears,
here and there. Wowsers.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 7:56 AM
Subject: Bear Attacks Camper NVC


> Check these out! Something to think about in your pop-top.
> http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/BearAttack?authkey=qGobsHitGWo&feat=directlink
>
> --
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'