Bear Mauling and other Bear Stories

[SBrown]

^^ also, between the houses we saw what I'm fairly sure is mtn lion scat the other day. Big, full of hair. Blech.

 

[coskigirl]

^^ also, between the houses we saw what I'm fairly sure is mtn lion scat the other day. Big, full of hair. Blech.

Mountain lions scare me more than bears.

 

[doc]

Mountain lions scare me more than bears.

A lot more. I've encountered both on my property and face to face with a stealthy125 lb cat creates about 2x the heartrate and sense of mortality than does an encounter with a lumbering 250-300 lb bear.

 

[John Webb]

Not sure if I believe any of this. It's claimed a bear somehow started a chairlift then rode it for 2 hours !

Image of Bear Starting Then Riding Chairlift at Vail Resort, CO, Goes Viral - SnowBrains

Well, this is an 'interesting' one. So, I'm just going to leave this image here, along with the caption that accompanied it on the Facebook post, for you to make your own mind up.

snowbrains.com

 

[Tricia]

Not sure if I believe any of this. It's claimed a bear somehow started a chairlift then rode it for 2 hours !

Image of Bear Starting Then Riding Chairlift at Vail Resort, CO, Goes Viral - SnowBrains

Well, this is an 'interesting' one. So, I'm just going to leave this image here, along with the caption that accompanied it on the Facebook post, for you to make your own mind up.

snowbrains.com

Sorry John but that is fake news. Proven by @Lift Blog

 

[John Webb]

I kind of expected it was fake.

 

[Bill Talbot]

My grounds keeping crew this season... Mom likes to scratch against the apple trees while the cubs are busy climbing them. After their work is done mom comes up the walk to leave me the bill. Then the family goes off to see the neighbors.

 

[Philpug]

My grounds keeping crew this season... Mom likes to scratch against the apple trees while the cubs are busy climbing them. After their work is done mom comes up the walk to leave me the bill. Then the family goes off to see the neighbors.

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Is that your house????

 

[Bill Talbot]

Is that your house????

Yup. I see the family quite often.

 

[oldschoolskier]

Yup. I see the family quite often.

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Did you know wood siding is no match for a hungry trying to get into your fridge, couple of homes near our cottage found that out years back. Sleep well tonight .

 

[mikel]

I guess at south Tahoe beaches, or at least Pope Beach, bears mix with beach goers?

https://www.abc12.com/2021/06/29/mama-bear-cubs-surprise-calif-beachgoers

crazy

 

[luliski]

This happened last week in Meyers (just next to South Lake Tahoe).

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article252389443.html

 

[Sibhusky]

I guess at south Tahoe beaches, or at least Pope Beach, bears mix with beach goers?

https://www.abc12.com/2021/06/29/mama-bear-cubs-surprise-calif-beachgoers

crazy

It's these kinds of pictures that lead to people thinking that bears are "cute" and then they get mauled in Yellowstone.

 

[James]

It's these kinds of pictures that lead to people thinking that bears are "cute" and then they get mauled in Yellowstone.

Statement by the oerson shooting the video pretty much confirms that. Nature = a zoo.

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“There was a little bit of, like, Yogi Bear in the whole situation,” Watkins said.
She said the mama bear first grabbed a family’s cooler and started eating their leftovers. The bears then decided on a family swim.
“It was exciting,” Watkins said. “For the most part, people just stood back and were, you know, enjoying the moment. It was super cute. We weren’t at the zoo, but it felt like it.”
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[Coach13]

Mountain lions scare me more than bears.

Me too, for sure

 

[4ster]

Here is another video of them, this is the same family down the beach a little further. This is very close to my home.

There was another video of them the other day raiding a birthday party for a 6 year old and they were devouring the cake. Wish I could find it, if it shows up again I will post it.
There is a saying around here that “a fed bear is a dead bear”. As they get habituated to humans they lose their fear and they become more dangerous.

I am with @Sibhusky on this one, Tahoe bears are usually pretty docile and people get complacent to the danger. The bear population here has exploded in the last 25 years. I don’t think that it is a good situation for people or the Bears.
When I was a kid there were no bears in South Lake Tahoe. Not to say that there weren’t any 100+ years ago & there were always a few in the mountains. In town there were none until about 1990 when they began showing up. At that time it seemEd like an adult weighed about 250 pounds, now they are about 500 pounds.

 

[oldschoolskier]

Here is another video of them, this is the same family down the beach a little further. This is very close to my home.

There was another video of them the other day raiding a birthday party for a 6 year old and they were devouring the cake. Wish I could find it, if it shows up again I will post it.
There is a saying around here that “a fed bear is a dead bear”. As they get habituated to humans they lose their fear and they become more dangerous.

I am with @Sibhusky on this one, Tahoe bears are usually pretty docile and people get complacent to the danger. The bear population here has exploded in the last 25 years. I don’t think that it is a good situation for people or the Bears.
When I was a kid there were no bears in South Lake Tahoe. Not to say that there weren’t any 100+ years ago & there were always a few in the mountains. In town there were none until about 1990 when they began showing up. At that time it seem like and adult weighed about 250 pounds, now they are about 500 pounds.

Good Urban leftovers adds pounds easily.

 

[James]

At that time it seem like and adult weighed about 250 pounds, now they are about 500 pounds.

They need to educate bears on the problems of a leftover pizza and birthday cake diet.

Ultimately, I think you’re right. The outcome is likely shooting after some situation, or highly unlikely, relocating before said situation.

 

[Sibhusky]

That's the fattest black bear I've ever seen. Nothing like the scrawny guy in my yard Friday.

 

[François Pugh]

That's the fattest black bear I've ever seen. Nothing like the scrawny guy in my yard Friday.

Beware of the scrawny ones! They could be desperate enough to add you to their diet.