Comments on: Alaskan “Bear Farm”: Former Science Teacher Tamed Wild Bear!

By: Bunk

Bunk — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:27:18 +0000

A year or so ago, Alaska Magazine printed a warning for those who were venturing into bear territory. The article advised hikers to wear jingle bells to avoid surprising any bears they might encounter, and to bring pepper spray just in case.

The article continued, that it was important to recognize the difference between black bear scat and grizzly bear scat. Black bear scat is about the size of golf balls, greenish, and is usually found in a small pile near the trail. Grizzly bear scat is significantly larger, is in the middle of the trail, smells like pepper spray and has jingle bells in it.

By: Lester

Lester — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:23:03 +0000

Brown bears are more vicious than grizzly bears… I’d be more scared of wolverines than black bears, though.

By: kerozene

kerozene — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:17:32 +0000

I dunno…if the bears are smart they won’t eat him. He looks like old mutton.

anyway from the pictures theres 1 brown bear and the rest look like black bears. Black bears ares still going to kick your ass, but they’re less inclined to do so.

By: Hula

Hula — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:01:35 +0000

okay so no html in the comments…
last part of the above comment was Grizzly Man
http://imdb.com/title/tt0427312/

By: Hula

Hula — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:00:58 +0000

He obviously hasn’t seen .

By: Solo

Solo — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:03:08 +0000

Alaska has a state law that forbids people to feed wild bears?

I’d think there was a need for a law that prevents bears to rifle through picnic baskets…