[dammage79]

Well, the Bear had to be put down. No way around it. Hikers are going to hike. I'm sure they were as prepared as they could be for such an eventuality of coming across a Bear but the risk will always be there.

Now what grinds the heck out of my gears are humans who treat wildlife like roadside attractions. Humans who have zero regards for the animals personal space and then wonder why the Elk or Bison rammed them or gored them. Ppl who go to take selfies with bears, I wish nothing but the goriest Bear mauling death to be caught on video and shared relentlessly.

We somehow need to embarrass these tourists from Staying away from these animals because nothing else seems to work. This is not a f***ing petting zoo.

Human/Wildlife encounters are the worst games of "F*** around and find out", because Humans F*** around, wildlife defend themselves and then other humans make the wildlife pay. It's a one-sided game.

As for these hikers, No greenhorn goes that off track so they knew the risks, it's sad things went the way they did. But that's the cost of loving the outdoors. If you don't have the tools that make you the apex predator out there, you're not the apex predator. And that's the risk.