OT - Here's your sign!

Curiousgb · Post by **Curiousgb** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:08 pm

And the Darwin award goes to...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwG3 ... gD9077VVO0

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:02 pm

"training a grizzly". Yeah - that worked...

piller · Post by **piller** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:22 pm

What is wrong with the people who don't think a wild animal is wild? What are they missing?

LeverBob · Post by **LeverBob** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:03 am

Easy Bro...they were in it for the m-o-n-e-y!

Seems to me that there is a lack of common sense in the land of Uncle Sam...

LeverBob

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:11 am

I thought the Griz usually trains the "pilgrim"

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:58 am

One has to assume certain "risks" in that kind of work. Sorry for the man and his family though.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:01 am

Will Ferrell might sleep a little rough for a few nights.

Montanan · Post by **Montanan** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:23 am

Some days, you get the bear, then some days the bear gets you.

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:58 am

I think they probably know/knew the risks. How many of us have done things just as dangerous because we can do something we love AND get paid for it?

clubkey · Post by **clubkey** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:00 am

LeverBob wrote:Seems to me that there is a lack of common sense in the land of Uncle Sam...

LeverBob

AMEN and not with just those that try to train a wild animal either. Heck, just look what we have to look forward to in the up coming Presidential election.

Mich Hunter · Post by **Mich Hunter** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:10 am

Natural Selection???? One less idiot. Maybe PETA will write a letter to the bear asking him/her to stop eating meat??

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:31 am

I wouldn't be so harsh here.

If you want to see animals in movies beyond somthing shot by Marlin Perkins v.3, you need exotic animal training facilities.

Yes, it's dangerous, and yes handlers/trainers know it... and PETA hates them with an undying passion.

But unless the only bear you want to see in a movie is a cartoon named Baloo, this sort of thing will happen.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:39 pm

two things I dont like....
wild animals in cages...
and the people who put them there

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:02 pm

RIHMFIRE wrote:two things I dont like....
wild animals in cages...
and the people who put them there

Here I have to support the "other side" I guess.

Without putting animals in cages, 99% of American wouldn't ever see a real Bear - much less a rattler.

Without Zoos, two really friendly Grizzley Cubs would have been killed by some Ranger because their Trash-eating Mom got into trouble... those cubs are now in a brand new Habitat here in Michican City and are in noway visibly discontent.

From what I understand, most of the anmals being used by Exotic Animal firms are "rescues" who would have been killed otherwise.

IMO it's far better for a willing human to try to work with these animals to make films/populate zoos than to just put a bullet into them.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:09 pm

I feel bad for his family, but, he and them probably knew the risks associated with training wild animals. Especially dangerous ones like bears. That doesn't mean that they fully comprehended the risks though, so this is probably going to be as hard on them as a normal death would be.

I am not talking about the emotional toll, but rather the rational toll. There will still be pain, but no questions like, "how could this happen?". They know why.

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:19 pm

Ironsights, I agree with you 100%. The facts NOT in the article, is these two have worked together for many years and it's unknown (other than the fact that it's still a bear) just why it did.

True this happens, and it's a known risk. I just hope whan one of us shoots something or someone by accident, or falls and breaks a leg while hunting, the rest of the world isn't quite so harsh.

It's a known risk.

Yes it CAN happen to anyone. Yes he was taking a risk, but a calculated one.

I for one enjoy many outdoor shows with "wild" animals in them.