At age 14 in 1962 I saw many Grizzly bears with people feeding them out of their car windows. But, this isn't allowed anymore so bears tend to go where people are not because unless you feed them they don't want to be around people at all, especially grizzlies because they are very territorial in regard to their food sources. So, the person who wrote this note is pretty silly. click this to read note:
shared on Reddit
I thought the line "You should train your bears" especially funny. IF we could train wild bears to be around people we would also have to train them not to eat people too.
One of the reasons they stopped letting tourists feed the grizzlies out of their car windows was grizzlies often just pulled off the car doors and maimed or killed people if they didn't give them all their food.
My scariest real life bear story in person was when my family (wife and 3 kids) were camping in a tent in a Yosemite National park campground. We were just going to sleep when everyone started screaming and yelling and pans were being beaten and people got pretty hysterical. I told the family to stay still because we likely were safer just staying still with so many people screaming "Bear" and Go away Bear! In the lights from other campsites we saw the bear walk past our tent. If you have never seen this when you are feeling vulnerable in your tent with your family it is an experience you aren't going to forget.
I got up after the bear left to see if I could assist people who might be injured or dead. But, luckily, not one was injured, just hysterical. However someone's full size truck camper had been literally torn in half by the bear. It was amazing how much damage a small black bear can do in about 1 minute or less. Food and clothes and insulation and you name it was scattered around a 100 square foot area. I wondered what the owner of the truck and camper were going to do at this point. However, since no one was dead or injured I went back to bed because it was already 1 or 2 am and we were going to climb Half dome up the back wire (the wife and kids and I) (and we did the next day.) (It's about 20 miles round trip "or less" in one day). (And remember this wasn't even a Grizzly that did all this damage. IF this had been a grizzly bear there would have been dead or wounded people. No questions asked. This is just the way they are if confronted. You sort of have to look at a bear like a really big wild dog that isn't domesticated. They are literally the top of the food chain, not you. And they act like it. And as they walk by they often make a mumbling sound like a man who is irritated about something. So, they are pretty interesting if you can survive an encounter with them.
Where's the bears? Hilarious note complaining about lack of grizzlies in Yellowstone goes viral
BY Laurie Hanna
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, August 28, 2015, 3:18 AM
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A tourist to Yellowstone National Park was left disappointed when they failed to spot any grizzlies in their natural habitat.
And they left a hilarious note detailing their complaint that has now gone viral.
"Our visit was wonderful but we never saw any bears”, the note read.
“Please train your bears to be where guests can see them. This was an expensive trip to not get to see bears.”
The note from the unidentified tourist was shared on Reddit by a friend of a Xanterra Parks and Resorts employee.
Kevin Schley Copyrignt 2007 A black bear cub in Yellowstone National Park.
The odds of encountering a bear on a hike in Yellowstone National Park are estimated to be only one in 2.1 million.
Earlier this month, skilled hiker Lance Crosby was mauled to death in the park.
The 63-year-old, from Montana, was the first human to have an encounter with a bear in Yellowstone this year.
Only four bear-related fatalities were reported from 2010 to 2014, the spokeswoman said.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bears-tourist-complains-lack-grizzlies-article-1.2340184
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