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Neil_B

06-19-10 09:31 PM

Brown bear attacks Alaska bike commuter

http://www.adn.com/2010/06/15/132460...anchorage.html

I'm glad the cyclist escaped serious injury or worse.

I-Like-To-Bike

06-20-10 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Historian (Post 10988904)

http://www.adn.com/2010/06/15/132460...anchorage.html

I'm glad the cyclist escaped serious injury or worse.

The helmet saved his life!

DiegoFrogs

06-20-10 06:35 AM

I'm still more afraid of people than wildlife!

rumrunn6

06-22-10 06:20 AM

you'd think cyclists in this area would carry bear spray, wear bear bells, and carry something else maybe a loud noise maker of some kind to defend themselves with like a firearm with blanks?

bax	06-22-10 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rumrunn6 (Post 10999571)

you'd think cyclists in this area would carry bear spray, wear bear bells, and carry something else maybe a loud noise maker of some kind to defend themselves with like a firearm with blanks?

Or a firearm with actual ammunition. Bears aren't the only wild animal that attacks people out there.

Brazen wolf pack attacks dogs, circles joggers near Anchorage

rumrunn6

06-22-10 08:23 AM

well then yes, I agree. I would hesitate as much as possible to shoot a mother bear if it could be deterred another way. but wolves? let them eat the shot wolf instead of me or my pet.

of course running with your pets in wolf country doesn't sound too smart ... aren't there any other areas to run? areas without wolf warnings?

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