Re: Michigan bear encounter

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phantum

Michigan bear encounter
August 20, 2013 09:23AM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 119

Bears are a recurring topic here. This story was on the news recently about a young girl having a scary encounter with a black bear in the Michigan woods. It's worth posting for reference to human and bear behavior and not to instill unrealistic fear:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bear-attacks-12-year-girl-northern-michigan-19985601
http://abcnews.go.com/US/12-year-girl-thought-goner-bear-attack/story?id=19997134

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2013 09:29AM by phantum.

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calipidder

Re: Michigan bear encounter
August 20, 2013 09:46AM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 185

Very close to where I grew up and my parent's house. My mom always said I wanted to live with the bears.

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parklover

Re: Michigan bear encounter
August 20, 2013 12:19PM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 1,986

When I heard this story the first thing that came in my mind was: What adult would let a 12 year old, who evidently has no knowledge of what you are supposed to do when approached by a bear, run by herself at night in a rural, wooded area? She was lucky it was not a mountain lion.