Scout leader attacked by bear in NJ

[The_Real_TCIII]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/21/new-jersey-boy-scout-leader-fights-off-black-bear-with-rock-hammer-authorities-say.html?intcmp=hpbt3

 

If you come across a cave where theres a dense population of black bears stay the heck away from it

[Paula]

Amazing! Lucky to be alive

[Mr VJP]

Probably thought it was hibernating, but with this warm weather, it wasn't.

 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Guide we hunted with in New Brunswick told us the only bear attack in his memory was a lineman that took a long stick and was poking it around in a den then walked away. The bear came out and followed him and killed him. The tracks in the snow told the story

[Doc]

Yeah, everybody thinks these bears are just over-grown puppy dogs. You hear stories about the little old lady chasing them off with a broom...lol. Well, they aren't over-grown puppy dogs, and they can catch you, kill you and eat you if they choose to do so. I picture walking in or out from my stand in the dark during bow season armed only with a stick and string in conditions where even that would be impossible to use, and then walking into the middle of a sow and a couple of cubs. That's not a nice thought when you hear that large stick crack in the pitch black trail ahead of you ..... lol.