Fatal grizzly encounter

[The Hedgehog]

Of course if you told me I had one day to find and shoot a grizzly bear in Montana, I’d be going to a place east of that line.

I would almost be money that I could get one this time of year, within a day, 38.3 miles from where I'm sitting right now. Would be exited to have a chance, but it's not looking good.

 

[MTLabrador]

I would almost be money that I could get one this time of year, within a day, 38.3 miles from where I'm sitting right now. Would be exited to have a chance, but it's not looking good.

I’d love to have a shot at it. If you gave me a day on the easternmost face of those big mountains on the map I’d be feeling pretty confident too.

 

[shrapnel]

Nothing to see here.

Study of Australian Great white sharks’ diet reveals fascinating feeding habits - FirstforNews.com - Interesting world news

FirstforNews reports on this captivating study, the first of its kind detailing the complex feeding habits of great white sharks off the eastern Australian coast. The study found that the great white’s diet relied on comprised mostly of Pelagic, or mid-water ocean swimming fish, such as...

firstfornews.com

The internet is full of truthful matter that never gets questioned, such as this nougat:

Thrown to the Sharks - Encyclopedia Virginia

Last week, in the course of working on an entry about slave ships and the Middle Passage, I had occasion to write the following paragraph: In the water, there were often sharks, which followed the ships in warm waters, feeding off refuse. “When dead Slaves are thrown over-board,” the Dutch...

encyclopediavirginia.org

As it happens, sharks have been the focus of a bit of political controversy when it comes to the slave trade. Five years ago Congress passed a resolution commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the trade’s abolition. On the floor of the House, Representative Donald M. Payne of New Jersey said the following:

The transatlantic slave trade is known as the largest forced migration in the history of the world. Estimates range from 25 to 50 million Africans were forcibly brought to the United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America and to Europe. Sharks[‘] migratory patters were changed because these predators followed the ships in the Middle Passage because when a slave died they were thrown overboard, or if they were killed because they were protesting of if they committed suicide, the sharks knew that they could follow the ships, and it changed the migratory patterns of sharks during this period of time.

 

[Dirthog67]

The internet is full of truthful matter that never gets questioned, such as this nougat:

Thrown to the Sharks - Encyclopedia Virginia

Last week, in the course of working on an entry about slave ships and the Middle Passage, I had occasion to write the following paragraph: In the water, there were often sharks, which followed the ships in warm waters, feeding off refuse. “When dead Slaves are thrown over-board,” the Dutch...

encyclopediavirginia.org

As it happens, sharks have been the focus of a bit of political controversy when it comes to the slave trade. Five years ago Congress passed a resolution commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the trade’s abolition. On the floor of the House, Representative Donald M. Payne of New Jersey said the following:

Here's an interesting bit about an old political satire writing about sharks and the slave trade...

A petition of the sharks of Africa.

Home - Virginia Humanities

Helping all Virginianstell their stories Like D. Brad Hatch, a member of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe who’s working to preserve the craft of making an eel pot. Helping all Virginianstell their stories Like Sharon Frazier and Linwood Smith, whose miniature dollhouses tell the story of growing up

evblog.virginiahumanities.org

Seems sharks did follow slave ships and eat the dead bodies thrown overboard, although it wasn't infrequent that bodies were thrown overboard from other ships as well.

As for changing the whole migration patterns of a species, probably not, but according to experts, sharks can definitely be trained onto a food source, and absolutely did feed on human bodies thrown overboard from ships.

 

[LopeHunter]

No clue. I’m not a biologist. I’m sure they’ll handle things appropriately. Good thing about it, is that each year they can always re-adjust.

I don't see many biologists testifying when groups sue using Federal money to slow any efforts to delist anything even when the population targets are exceeded by over 100%. There are no tripwires for delisting that launch population reduction at a certain population. Counts are argued over. Once counts are no longer debatable as to exceeding population targets then the arguments begin that the overall population is really separate populations rather than a single population. Court actions to protect recovered populations of predators is one way to reduce prey populations thus hunting opportunities thus the attractiveness of hunting and the profitability of ranching.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I would like to harpoon a Great White Sharp, almost as much as shooting a great big Taylor Fork grizzly bear.

 

[Elkoholic]

Of course if you told me I had one day to find and shoot a grizzly bear in Montana, I’d be going to a place east of that line.

This would be my exact same game plan as well.

 

[Eric Albus]

I hope you appreciate the swarm of hunters that are afraid of bears headed your way.

They come and go, like a plague of locusts.

 

[Eric Albus]

That is not Montana, that is Western North Dakota.

Unfortunately this is all that’s left of Montana. Very few trees, very few liberals, very, very few wolves, and not a grizzly been seen, however I hear the Canadian wild hogs are threatening to invade!!

 

[tjones]

Unfortunately this is all that’s left of Montana. Very few trees, very few liberals, very, very few wolves, and not a grizzly been seen, however I hear the Canadian wild hogs are threatening to invade!!

Yep, North Dakota.

Montana has mountains.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Unfortunately this is all that’s left of Montana. Very few trees, very few liberals, very, very few wolves, and not a grizzly been seen, however I hear the Canadian wild hogs are threatening to invade!!

Cattle Ranchers Utopia? No bison either to eat grass that could feed beef.

 

[mtmuley]

I would almost be money that I could get one this time of year, within a day, 38.3 miles from where I'm sitting right now. Would be exited to have a chance, but it's not looking good.

Golfing and Grizzly hunting on the Marias. Package deal. mtmuley

 

[JT88]

Wow there are some b.s. comments on HT lately

 

[BWALKER77]

Many more human fatalities every year from fatal encounters with other hunters. Perhaps we need to open up a season on them too?

Not in Montana.

 

[BlazerBeam]

View attachment 217285

The post I was talking about with the 28 grizz. I have not seen that many in one outing but I have seen 14 in a single weekend outing.

Landon Michaels on Instagram: "Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Assault the peak in yellow from your position in blue, trying not to become Grizzly bear poop in the process. Red bear markers are current positions of some of at least 28 G

205 likes, 36 comments - landonmichaels on August 29, 2021: "Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Assault the peak in yellow from your position in blue, trying not to become Grizzly bear poop in the process. Red bear markers are current positions of some of at least 28 Grizzly bears...

www.instagram.com

 

[OntarioHunter]

The post I was talking about with the 28 grizz. I have not seen that many in one outing but I have seen 14 in a single weekend outing.

Landon Michaels on Instagram: "Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Assault the peak in yellow from your position in blue, trying not to become Grizzly bear poop in the process. Red bear markers are current positions of some of at least 28 G

205 likes, 36 comments - landonmichaels on August 29, 2021: "Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Assault the peak in yellow from your position in blue, trying not to become Grizzly bear poop in the process. Red bear markers are current positions of some of at least 28 Grizzly bears...

www.instagram.com

At work one day I counted 33 grizzly/brown bears ... from one spot ... at one time. All within 200 yards.

 

[runningmt]

Golfing and Grizzly hunting on the Marias. Package deal. mtmuley

Took this whilst fishing across the river from the golf course a few years back.