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Offline ironglow

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Tim Treadwell..
« on: March 16, 2023, 04:49:32 AM »
   ..Ends up inside a bear that is fed well...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itc6qR8NS_8

   They are not called "wild animals'..for no reason...
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Re: Tim Treadwell..
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2023, 07:31:18 AM »
Well, certainly tragic for them & their family as well as the bear. I am likely just a bit jaded as I am a firm believer in the adage that "Choices/Decision can have bad consequences", as well as the TIC saying, "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes".

In reading the OP & then watching the video, I was reminded about how most modern folks, even rural ones do not heed what dangers might be in store for them simply because they don't realize that there "can be" dangers of a natural source even out in rural areas like where I (or, we/some of us) live.

There is also the common thinking by most is, "Well, that can't/won't happen to me.".
They are not considering that they do not always have control of all the situations they might face, even when out in the sticks where there are less folks. That less population can even make the situations more likely to occur by natural means. Along with the less likelihood of someone else being around to help out in a bad situation.
Not just weather related situations or simple accidents, but attacks from a source that is uncommon, but still possible.

We have sightings around here most every year of predators that most think are uncommon to the area, but these predators do still exist & do travel around these parts.

Just for one example, and there "are" more of them than this one, but here is a pic of a black bear crossing the road about 2 miles north of where I live that was taken just last Summer.



They are around here more than folks know. Mostly because folks don't pay attention to their surroundings much as modern folks (Situational Awareness), unlike many folks who lived before "modern times".
Folks who lived in less modern times generally kept a good watch on their surroundings, be it the sky, the ground/land around them, both near & far, because of the dangers of Not doing so. Going "armed" was also a pretty good idea to have the chance of stopping any land based dangers such as animals that were predators or even other humans that were predators as well. Unfortunately for some, those ways of thinking have "modernized" to an detrimental extent, IMO, and thus things can happen that are unexpected.

In the past, around here, I was/am known as a "woods guy". I spent a lot of time afield in all seasons of the year when I was not working or tending to family & home.
I have seen bear spoor(tracks & crap) in different parts of the area within 5-10 miles of where I live here in S.E. Mn., and as well, even cougar/mtn. lion tracks in past years at all different times of the seasons except for Winter.

Many folks are just not aware of the fact that since we live near a pretty decent river & those rivers are "corridors" for animals as well as folks who want to canoe or boat them. The predators instinctually will go where the prey goes & since the rivers are natural corridors for the prey, it only makes sense that the predators will do the same.

I have rambled, but I will finish my comment here with the suggestion that folks need to learn how to be "situationally aware" at a young age, just like being familiar with ways to protect themselves in more than just their regular surroundings. It used to be taught, but now it seems, not so much.

Think... Country boy/girl goes to big city, or vice versa. Not used to the surroundings, thus unaware of the possible dangers of that new area. But if S.A. skills are taught at a young age, regardless of the surroundings, a person is more likely to have the habits of assessing the area for risks/dangers, and being able to act accordingly.

Done rambling. Gonna go find something else to do now.
CYa.
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Re: Tim Treadwell..
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2023, 10:56:23 AM »
You have some cogent points there, JB..  e have black bears around here, and they are increasing in numbers.

Normally quite shy and elusive..they can feed themselves quite well...but should come a season when they are as hungry just before hibernation, just as Treadwell's bears were..they likely may react much the same.

  I have thought of the differences between the northern woodlands and the southwestern landscapes. While you and I may have a decent grasp on survival in the winter northern woods..but to place us in the summer southwestern desert,
  we could get in trouble shortly.
..And I am sure the reverse would be true for the average desert dweller..in the northern woods.

  ..And yes the city/rural differences could be just as dangerous, if not more so. 

 At least the rattlesnake and some other predators often give warning before it strikes..unlike some two legged animals...
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Re: Tim Treadwell..
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2023, 04:44:35 AM »
Another close encounter with bears that had a decidedly better ending Than Treadwell & his GF.:

https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/close-encounter-with-bears-in-alaska/

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Re: Tim Treadwell..
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2023, 01:56:35 PM »
Weird deal
It's fairly laughable and tragic at
the same time. It's pretty much the
same as these people trying to take
a photo or selfie to post on their
website, and they're standing on a
perilous ledge and fall, or a large
lion or tiger grabs them from behind,
or a big buffalo or elephant or
something large smashes the guts
out of them because of the lack of
common sense and a bit of caution.

Oh well.  . . . .
18 MINUTES.  . . . . . .
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