If You Go Out in the Woods Today......

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a group of hunters turned on their GPS devices moments after leaving a parking area at around 6 a.m. When scientists analyzed their movements later and contrasted them with those of a nearby grizzly, it became clear the bear was tailing them......

GPS study tracks grizzlies as they follow hunters


Wildlife officials put GPS tracking devices on eight bears in the Grand Teton National Forest

This GPS system is a real bear.

Eight Montana grizzly bears have been outfitted with GPS trackers in an ongoing study that could bring some unnerving news to hunters.

The study is aimed at bolstering the theory that grizzlies, which can be as stealthy as they are ferocious, stalk hunters from as close as the length of a football field in order to steal their prey. Already, data has shown at least one grizzly following oblivious elk hunters almost from the moment they left the parking lot, according to the Billings Gazette. Scientists believe the bear may have been following the humans in hopes of getting to a fallen elk before they did.

"Bears opportunistically scavenge carcasses throughout the active season and commonly usurp kills of other predators, such as cougars and, since their reintroduction in 1995, gray wolves,” stated a report last year by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. “Remains left by hunters also provide grizzly bears with meat, and bears are attracted to areas outside of national parks when these remains become available during the fall.”

The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, part of the U.S. Geological Survey, started the project over the summer, by tagging the grizzlies in the Grand Teton National Park. Next, the study team asked elk hunters to voluntarily carry some 100 GPS units that track their routes.

In the most clearly detailed example, a group of hunters turned on their GPS devices moments after leaving a parking area at around 6 a.m. When scientists analyzed their movements later and contrasted them with those of a nearby grizzly, it became clear the bear was tailing them.

The bruin stayed downwind of the hunters, at one point coming within 100 yards of them as they moved around a lake. At around noon, the bear bedded down for a nap, but easily picked up the hunters’ trail again when it awoke, according to the report. Grizzly bears’ have a sense of smell seven times greater than that of a bloodhound, and 100 times that of a human by some estimates. Grizzlies also possess a Jacobson’s organ in the roof of their mouth that can detect heavier moisture-borne odors.

Scientists tracked the bear as it appeared to smell an elk carcass from 4 miles away, follow the scent and even wound up swimming across the lake to get to it, according to the report. They also observed that the bear made some evasive maneuvers, possibly to avoid an untagged grizzly competing for the same meat.

“The temporary movements away from the carcass could be indicative of this particular bear being ‘pushed off’ the carcass by a more dominant bear,” said Frank van Manen, of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team based in Bozeman.

Grizzlies have been known to steal the prey of hunters and fishermen alike. Animals such as elk may travel for miles after being wounded, leaving hunters the task of tracking them even as bears may be doing the same.

So attuned to the movements of hunters are the bears that scientists believe they may even listen for the sound of gunshots, knowing that they signal a meal to be scavenged. Grizzlies are known scavengers, and officials noted there have been cases of the mighty bruins attacking hunters as they dressed elk in the field. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks now requires successful bison hunters outside of Yellowstone National Park to move carcasses and gut piles 200 yards away from homes, roads and trails to lessen the chances of human-bear interactions, according to the Gazette.
 

Danbones

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good idea not to BBQ right by the tent
bears taste pretty good themselves if they are not dumpster divers
...and if you didn't have a gun
they would likely eat you....
I'm sure they prefer lean hunter to preservative loaded couch potatoes...
but who's to say?
 

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Roasted with a nice butter rue pan gravy....
spuds...green beans fried in butter and tarragon..

and the blackberries the bear you are eating didn't get for dessert
 

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Restaurant patrons evacuated after bears wander into kitchen
Workers at the Northern Ontario establishment were able to close a door before the animals got into the dining area .

TERRACE BAY — Diners had to be evacuated from a Northern Ontario restaurant on Wednesday after a black bear and her two cubs wandered into the kitchen.

Employees of the Terrace Bay, Ont. restaurant were able to close an inside door, preventing the bears from entering the customer area of the restaurant, and allowing patrons to safely flee, says Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police.

The bears had entered via a rear door, say OPP.

The mother bear was put down by police, but Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry bear technicians were able to trap the cubs and relocated them to a bear sanctuary.

OPP are reminding the public to take precautions to prevent attracting bears, which are known to have opportunistic food habits as they have only a short time to find as much food as possible before hibernation.
 

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The Fun Never Ends!

Restaurant patrons evacuated after bears wander into kitchen
Workers at the Northern Ontario establishment were able to close a door before the animals got into the dining area .

TERRACE BAY — Diners had to be evacuated from a Northern Ontario restaurant on Wednesday after a black bear and her two cubs wandered into the kitchen.

Employees of the Terrace Bay, Ont. restaurant were able to close an inside door, preventing the bears from entering the customer area of the restaurant, and allowing patrons to safely flee, says Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police.

The bears had entered via a rear door, say OPP.

The mother bear was put down by police, but Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry bear technicians were able to trap the cubs and relocated them to a bear sanctuary.

OPP are reminding the public to take precautions to prevent attracting bears, which are known to have opportunistic food habits as they have only a short time to find as much food as possible before hibernation.
Damn it Alice, close the kitchen door! 8O:lol:
 

Ron in Regina

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a group of hunters turned on their GPS devices moments after leaving a parking area at around 6 a.m. When scientists analyzed their movements later and contrasted them with those of a nearby grizzly, it became clear the bear was tailing them......

GPS study tracks grizzlies as they follow hunters


Wildlife officials put GPS tracking devices on eight bears in the Grand Teton National Forest

This GPS system is a real bear.

Eight Montana grizzly bears have been outfitted with GPS trackers in an ongoing study that could bring some unnerving news to hunters.

The study is aimed at bolstering the theory that grizzlies, which can be as stealthy as they are ferocious, stalk hunters from as close as the length of a football field in order to steal their prey. Already, data has shown at least one grizzly following oblivious elk hunters almost from the moment they left the parking lot, according to the Billings Gazette. Scientists believe the bear may have been following the humans in hopes of getting to a fallen elk before they did.....

Keep your Friends close, and your.....
 

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It tock a scientific study to confirm what every qualified hunter already knew . Now it is official .