Glad to see you guys share the same feelings that I do.

Contrary to what many people think, Black Bears arent normally dangerous, and more often than not, a bear gets into trouble because people are irresponsible.

This seems to be the case here, but only to an extent. This bear does seem to be a problem and exhibits the behavior of a predator. Just going by what I read and saw on the news, the bear attacked her as she lay on the ground, and tried to drag her away, finally trying to paw out a shallow hole and cover her in it. That is NOT the work of a mother defending cubs. Mothers with cubs may swat at you, or bluff charge, etc., but they have no intention of eating you, only scaring you away from their young. This bear had food on its mind, and was intending to cache her for future consumption. (assuming her story is true)

Ive startled a mother with cubs and the first thing she did was tree the cubs and pop her jaw and swat the ground. That was enough of a warning for me. I slowly backed out of the area and watched from afar. The sow called her cubs out of the tree and ran off to safety with them in tow.


Well, Im glad the girl wasnt injured any worse in this situation, and maybe this can serve as a lesson for all the people who dont take bear precautions seriously. While bears dont normally pose a threat to us, they are a large and powerful animal that can easily injure or kill you. Treat them with respect.