Grizzley Bear story

Gaer

Gaer

"Angel whisperer"
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Some one asked Gary O' if he had any gorey stories to tell (because we're all going CRAZY being locked up in our homes) Gary O' might, but if he can't think of one for the moment, I have one! Warning: This might be too graphic for you!
I was on my year long trek through Alaska and was on some kind of a "date" with some yahoo I encountered up there. Said he was an adventurer. That was enough to get my attention. Don't know if it was noon or midnight or 5 A.M. Seemed more like 5 A.M. (dark and dusky)
Wait, Let me back track. Recently, a woman was attacked by a Grizzley. He carried her off and buried her, before he took off again. (to come back for her later) She managed to crawl away and was alive,minus an arm he tore off. Another couple who had a cabin in the woods up there encountered a Grizzley outside. Since they had been going INTO motorhomes, they decided to crawl unto the roof. They were sitting at the peak but the man's rifle was down by the eave, by the ladder. It wasn't far so he scooted down to get the rifle; turned around and the bear was already on the roof and his wife was half eaten. He managed to survive, minus a leg. He got away momentarily and fell off the roof. Other times a tourist will see a Grizzley 50 feet away and by the time he has focused his camera, the bear is on him! I've even seen them SWIMMING across the ocean, a few feet away while we were boating! (that was later when I lived up there)
Anyway, This guy and I were tromping through the tall grasses and he said. "Oh, There's a Grizzley real close by. I can smell him! Smell that? I did! it was a musky, yukky smell! "Wanta see him?" "uh, no?" "Oh look! There's his poop!" I looked. It looked like that spray foam in a can (forgot the name of it) only about it was about 6 inches around. It was brown and circled around like the top of a pretty cupcake! It wasn't the size of a cupcake. It was larger than a hubcap. My "date" said, "Hey, Why don't you take this home with you to Calif? You can verathane it and keep it forever!"
Honestly, I ACTUALLY thought about that for a half second .but I didn't want anything that smelled that horrid in my Forerunner! It WAS FRESH! We heard and saw movement behind the bushes and high tailed it out of there SO QUICK! I WAS carrying my gun!

I'm telling you this to help take away some of the boredom of the lockdown. Maybe it will distract you for a moment. Any of you have ANY stories, bring 'em on!
 

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Nothing to add to the horror - had roaming black bears in Ohio. My dog went crazy. The bears were quite content, eating the catfish from my pond. I was content to keep the dog and myself out of the backyard for a week!
 
Oh! When we lived in Colorado, my late husband opened the door one night and there was a HUGE (guess he was a Black Bear) but the most beautiful reddish brown color STANDING IN THE DOOR! He had his rifle standing by the door but his immense size, ( 8 feet tall) and the thought of having to clean him and skin him kept my husband from shooting him. His head was outside the door so somehow, my husband got the door closed. I didn't know black bears got that large but as far as I know we didn't have grizzlies in Colorado. But, black bears arn't cartoon bears!
 

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Forest rangers suggest that you always carry "bear repellant spray" with you when you hike and also pin little jingle bells on your clothing so the bears can hear you coming and will run away. They also say to watch for fresh bear poop so you can tell if there have been bears in the area recently.

Just in case you don't know what bear poop looks like, it smells like bear repellant spray and has little jingle bells in it.....
 
Llynn said:
Brown bears are regular visitors to my property. In autumn, they clean up the windfall apples in my orchard. We have a live and let live relationship with each other.
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Glad they have all those apples - really don't want to see them go hungry! If you come back to this thread - curious to your general location. Thanks!
 
A few years back I was happily weeding my garden which was right below the water meter on the side of our house. The meter man was standing in front of me with eyes as big as saucers. He told me as he turned the corner to read the meter our local neighborhood bear was standing just a few feet away form me watching me weed. I was so engrossed in what I was doing I didn't hear him or smell him.
I really was sad that I missed the whole thing. When I stood up he was already across the street in my neighbors yard.
That bear is still around the neighborhood. We have always left him alone and he hasn't caused us any trouble.
Every spring when I see him I'm so happy he made it through another hunting season and hopefully the new younger neighbors in the area will give him his space.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
A few years back I was happily weeding my garden which was right below the water meter on the side of our house. The meter man was standing in front of me with eyes as big as saucers. He told me as he turned the corner to read the meter our local neighborhood bear was standing just a few feet away form me watching me weed. I was so engrossed in what I was doing I didn't hear him or smell him.
I really was sad that I missed the whole thing. When I stood up he was already across the street in my neighbors yard.
That bear is still around the neighborhood. We have always left him alone and he hasn't caused us any trouble.
Every spring when I see him I'm so happy he made it through another hunting season and hopefully the new younger neighbors in the area will give him his space.
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When I called animal control (under the misguided impression that they would relocate the backyard bears) - They only recommended noisemakers - and, if attacked - lay there, take it, play dead. Oh yes, like that was ever going to happen! But, they did move on of their own accord eventually. It was exciting - not that common in Ohio. I'm glad they can bring joy - from a distance!
 
Yes, Black bears look so cute and cuddley. Black bears and Grizzleys are completely different! I've been a foot away from black bears in Colorado but grizzlies? uhuh!
 
Gary O' said:
Whud I miss?
Today?
Yesterday?
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Yeah, Gary. How about it? How about another story where you are a spy living in Alaska and your mode of transportation is a small single-engine plane. You’re on your shortwave radio when there’s a knock on the door. You peer out and recognize the visitor is a man you suspect is a double agent. You don’t know if he stopped by to have coffee or to kill you. You quickly turn off the radio and run out the back door to get to your plane. You are able to fly, but so does Pierre, the double agent and he is now chasing after you. You need to make it to Nome where your headquarters are located. Will you make it and what happens on the way? Now, you have to fill in the blanks.
 
Dangerous Encounters with critters:

You guys ever pull up the madman in Alaska that wiped out
half the town. The 'town' only had about 9 residents.

You want dangerous encounters, argue with neighbor, or anybody else.
Bears, snakes, lions, don't do drive bys.

Us'ings kill folks by the gross...
us is dangerous, we also unpredictable.

Mad dogs foam at the mouth, for the most part (some just lay
under house, doing nothing)
human folks don't, they just shoot you.

Take your choice a grizzly or a human.

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oldman said:
Yeah, Gary. How about it? How about another story where you are a spy living in Alaska and your mode of transportation is a small single-engine plane. You’re on your shortwave radio when there’s a knock on the door. You peer out and recognize the visitor is a man you suspect is a double agent. You don’t know if he stopped by to have coffee or to kill you. You quickly turn off the radio and run out the back door to get to your plane. You are able to fly, but so does Pierre, the double agent and he is now chasing after you. You need to make it to Nome where your headquarters are located. Will you make it and what happens on the way? Now, you have to fill in the blanks.
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He killed me

The end

….and you said you couldn't tell a story....tsk.....tsk
 
RadishRose said:
I have a feeling this is not the end.
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Never is, is it

Bet Oldman has a sequel.....

As far as bears, the last one that visited our cabin just tore the garbage can up, strewed the garbage all around, then moseyed over and tipped over my five gal bucket of chippy food, knocking the brick off the lid, then laid on his belly and ate it all

400 lbs
Pretty big for a young blackie
….and fat

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All this talk about bears............hmmmm..........now if you want a really terrifying story.........read on.
I went into our shed today, and there hanging from the rafters was this bloody big spider, swinging away on it's big long stringy thingy........didn't 'alf give me a fright. She (definitely a she) looked at me with a 'femme fatale' spidery look that said, "I'll have you coccooned in two ticks my lad." I got out of there quick.......well, me dinner was on the table....😊
 

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