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This Just In! Ex-Marine Kills Bear with Bare Hands!

#24
Poop-Loops said:
Since when do bare hands = logs?
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Are you kidding? He picked a log up off the ground. The bear could have done the same. It was a "fair fight" (according to the definition used by the animal-rights psychos around here), and the bear lost.

So, the score is now (in "fair" man vs. bear fights posted on TB today): Man - 2, Bears - 0.

Gee, maybe we are superior after all! ;) :p
 
#32
Oh, and by the way -- In unfair fights, we're kicking the bears asses! ;)

This is from last winter:

More Than 50 Black Bears Killed in N.J.
By JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press Writer

VERNON, N.J. - As opponents turned out to denounce them, hunters killed more than 50 bears Monday at the start of a state-authorized hunt aimed at thinning New Jersey's burgeoning bear population. The hunt, restricted to the state's northwestern corner and open to about 4,400 hunters with permits, got under way in freezing weather after legal challenges by animal rights groups failed.

Black bears, once near extinction in the state, are now a common sight, menacing people, scampering through yards and rummaging in trash.

"Bears are beautiful animals, but they've got to be controlled," said Joe Giunta, 59, who bagged one Monday morning.

About a dozen hunt opponents gathered at a weigh station at Wawayanda State Park, confronting hunters and forming "bear rescue teams" with plans to tend to wounded bears and follow hunters in what they said was a mission of mercy. Many protesters wore bright orange shirts, the same color required of hunters.

"Today, for us, is a very sad day," said Lynda Smith, president of Bear Education and Resource Group, one of two groups that unsuccessfully sued to delay the hunt. "They're here to kill them, we're here to help them."

"It's an emotional issue," said Martin McHugh, director of the state Division of Fish and Wildlife, which estimates the bear population at between 1,600 and 3,200.

The state's last bear hunt was in 2003, when 328 were killed. That was the first since 1970, when hunts were suspended because the black bear population had dropped to about 100.

Proponents of the hunt rejected arguments that bear-proof trash cans and "aversive conditioning" — such as using fireworks to scare bears away from populated areas — would work better than a hunt.

"No matter where they eat, they're still going to reproduce," said Andy Romanelli, 36. "The facts are the facts. They're overpopulated."

State officials said 54 bears were killed as of 2:30 p.m. Monday. The total killed each day of the planned six-day hunt will not be available until the following day.
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Seriously, though, from a conservation perspective, this is important stuff. I don't understand why some people don't get that... :confused:
 
#33
PA > NJ

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - According to official 2006 bear harvest figures released today by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, hunters took a total of 3,122 bears, which included 79 bears during the first ever archery bear season, Nov. 15-16; 2,569 bears during the statewide 3-day season, Nov. 20-22; and 474 bears during the extended season, Nov. 27-Dec. 2, that was open in select areas of the state.

This harvest ranks second only to the 2005 harvest, which set a record of 4,164 bears harvested. Other recent harvests were: 3,075 in 2000; 3,063 in 2001; 2,686 in 2002; 3,000 in 2003; and 2,972 in 2004.
 
#34
Diggler said:
PA > NJ

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - According to official 2006 bear harvest figures released today by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, hunters took a total of 3,122 bears, which included 79 bears during the first ever archery bear season, Nov. 15-16; 2,569 bears during the statewide 3-day season, Nov. 20-22; and 474 bears during the extended season, Nov. 27-Dec. 2, that was open in select areas of the state.

This harvest ranks second only to the 2005 harvest, which set a record of 4,164 bears harvested. Other recent harvests were: 3,075 in 2000; 3,063 in 2001; 2,686 in 2002; 3,000 in 2003; and 2,972 in 2004.
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Dude, PA is what? 5 or 6 times bigger than NJ? With a Hell of a lot more open space! I mean, PA hunters killed more bears than live in NJ!

On a per capita/square mile basis, I think we did just fine! ;) :p :D
 
#40
DeliriumTrigger said:
Oh he's real cool, fighting a different species.

Proves how many idiots live in this world, and why the human race is a general failure nowadays
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LOL you make it sound like the guy put on boxing gloves and stepped into the ring with the bear.

It was dumb of his kid to pick up a shovel and piss the bear off, but it was great of the dad to step up and defend his children. I hope I'd have the same stones to do the same.
 

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