I tried the link too... hmm... Just google: fatal dog attacks united states; and its the top result...
~If you cant do it with one bullet, dont do it at all.
~Well behaved women rarely make history.
Because everyone knows(well certain people anyway) that the
sweet little furry creatures of nature are more valuable than human
life.
They believe this,of course,until things aren't going their way
and then they get smart real quick.
What has shocked me in this forum is the aversion so many have
for bear spray and/or any other sort of protection from predators of
the four or two legged variety.
Bear spray works on a variety of bad animals,even bears!
Oldfivetango
Keep on keeping on.
Attack bears?
Recent article here on a mama bear that took a swipe at a mtn biker in Bangor city forest.
blackies are known to stalk people up here.. grizz, wrong place wrong time. Blackies kill you and eat you.. grizz bury you alive then come back later.
I guide in and around Yellowstone NP - Griz encounters are a very common thing in my job. During a four day trip we encountered 9 griz. But the facts are, over the years in Yellowstone, more people have been killed in each of the following categories than by grizs:
Indian attacks
Stage coach wrecks
Suicide
I carry bear spray as an everyday item. Thankfully I have not had to use it. My closest encounter was way to close - a griz that came out of new growth evergreens. A griz, even a young one, standing on his hind feet at approx. 40 feet away does get ones attention
The majority of people attacked by a griz in YNP violate all common sense rules and try to get way to close. An interesting book to read is The Attack of The Grizzly. People describe their encounters and attacks from grizzly bears and what led up to the attack.
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing." Abraham Lincoln (1855)
Here is an informative article about bear behavior and safety. (From the University of Alberta.) It covers the different types of bears, different types of attacks and safety measures. The article is kind of long but is informative, with a few surprises. Atleast to me.
http://safety.eas.ualberta.ca/node/13
In the "List of Fatal Bear Attacks" I counted 6 people pulled from their tents and killed.
Panzer
another derivative
only 9 deaths by black bears occurred in the lower 48 states
5 of those were on juveniles
only 1 was in an AT state - NY