tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post2977968938786887548..comments2023-10-19T08:04:42.723-07:00Comments on Outdoors With Othmar Vohringer: Bear attacks becoming more frequent in B.C.Othmar Vohringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878585333406793550noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-49954318870787009592008-09-07T17:09:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:09:00.000-07:00Anonymous – Nobody said anything about shooting be...Anonymous – Nobody said anything about shooting bears randomly. Bear hunting in British Columbia is strictly regulated. The hunting is done my government regulated and licensed hunters.<BR/><BR/>I don’t quite understand what you mean by “…when i work in the bush I see a black bear almost every couple of km's so imagine all the bears you dont see…<BR/><BR/>Looks like an unfinished sentence, Lol.<Othmar Vohringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878585333406793550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-86757997890711994032008-09-07T14:59:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:59:00.000-07:00I like the people who shoot bears at random becaus...I like the people who shoot bears at random because they are grossly overpopulated, when i work in the bush I see a black bear almost every couple of km's so imagine all the bears you dont seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-35222235218360181542008-08-14T14:18:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:18:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comments. I am glad you all see de...Thanks for your comments. <BR/><BR/>I am glad you all see decimating the population to a normal level as a sound solution. Just this very morning there was another news report of a bear in the same area entering a house. The bear didn’t hurt anybody but caused thousands of dollars damage to furniture and raided the fridge. That bear too, was described as very aggressive and consequently killed byOthmar Vohringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878585333406793550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-61954003151957933042008-08-14T08:41:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:41:00.000-07:00Like you and Arthur, it simply amazes me that peop...Like you and Arthur, it simply amazes me that people can be so blind to such a simple solution to a big and increasing problem. I suggest you check out Marian's blog entry for yesterday - http://mariandeer.blogspot.com/ for a picture sequence of a bear being released that will really get you going.Tom Sorensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376762648007983014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-3843417223551641742008-08-14T05:27:00.000-07:002008-08-14T05:27:00.000-07:00These stories always amaze me-it is a simply equat...These stories always amaze me-it is a simply equation:<BR/><BR/>Too much bear with not enough habitat=bear attacks and increased human bear encounters.<BR/><BR/>This happens all over the country, and not just with bears, but people are always surprised. Don't they know that when population levels are allowed to increase beyond the level that the habit can support that you are destined for SimplyOutdoorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074585345161430068noreply@blogger.com