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TeamProg

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6. Fed and State Park Rangers are adamant that if a particular bear gets too close to humans too often the standard is to

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2024, 11:09 AM

Jun 2024

put that bear down. Of course we all do not want that.

They more bears become used to people as being food sources the far more dangerous they become to us.

You will get a ticket in Yosemite if a Ranger can see an exposed cooler of grocery bag in your vehicle that is not hidden.

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Killer bear: Woman's death inside her home marks California's first fatal black bear attack [View all] Zorro Jun 2024 OP

oh maaaan..i go out every morning and feed the deer and wild turkey cracked corn... samnsara Jun 2024 #1

I stopped feeding birds at camp when a bear took down my feeder Easterncedar Jun 2024 #2

There aren't many animals I do fear in the Ozarks, but sometimes black bears will wander up from Arkansas SWBTATTReg Jun 2024 #3

I put out one handful of food at a time for the markodochartaigh Jun 2024 #4

Bears might eat fallen mangos... CCExile Jun 2024 #5

Fed and State Park Rangers are adamant that if a particular bear gets too close to humans too often the standard is to TeamProg Jun 2024 #6

That animal needs to be put down as soon as possible. Martin68 Jun 2024 #7

I call BS... 2naSalit Jun 2024 #8

Stephen Colbert was right! Bears! ZonkerHarris Jun 2024 #9

Note that this instance was the first recorded fatality by a black bear ever in California. PufPuf23 Jun 2024 #10

A WILD MORNING ON BROADWAY (Black bear relocation in California this AM) PufPuf23 Jun 2024 #11