Comments on: Woman Slapped by Bear In Western North Carolina http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/06/16/woman-slapped-by-bear-in-western-north-carolina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-slapped-by-bear-in-western-north-carolina Hunting, Outdoor Photography, Wildlife, Fishing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bear Population Soars In Mountains So Does Conflicts : Moose Droppings http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/06/16/woman-slapped-by-bear-in-western-north-carolina/#comment-1599 Bear Population Soars In Mountains So Does Conflicts : Moose Droppings Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:57:58 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=1312#comment-1599 [...] Conflicts with bears have also increased which is not surprising. Reports of bears killing livestock like the sow with cubs that killed a flock of chickens this past summer or the bear this week that killed a llama that was guarding a flock of sheep are somewhat unusual. Marian Sigmon said she was taking her cat out about 6:45 a.m. when she heard the llama scream in the pasture, where the 6-foot-tall animal was stationed as a guard animal for Shetland sheep. Sigmon and her husband, Robert, were able to chase the bear away to the edge of the pasture on Jones Cove Road. The llama was euthanized because its injuries were so severe. [...] [...] Conflicts with bears have also increased which is not surprising. Reports of bears killing livestock like the sow with cubs that killed a flock of chickens this past summer or the bear this week that killed a llama that was guarding a flock of sheep are somewhat unusual. Marian Sigmon said she was taking her cat out about 6:45 a.m. when she heard the llama scream in the pasture, where the 6-foot-tall animal was stationed as a guard animal for Shetland sheep. Sigmon and her husband, Robert, were able to chase the bear away to the edge of the pasture on Jones Cove Road. The llama was euthanized because its injuries were so severe. [...]

]]> By: HuntingLife http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/06/16/woman-slapped-by-bear-in-western-north-carolina/#comment-1598 HuntingLife Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=1312#comment-1598 I am in absolute agreement with you. I spent two years as an outfitter in Idaho and we both baited and ran bears with hounds. Baiting is by far more selective because it allows hunters to relax and view the bears coming in and they can be very selective in the process. Hound hunting although effective covers a much wider expanse of land and most hunters are not willing to participate in this type of hunting therefore decreasing the numbers of hunters out in the woods while the bears continue to grow in population and size. Baits can be easily marked and scientific data can be accumulated from every hunter based on sightings and number of days in field etc providing the Game and Fish officials with more data to make informed decisions. I am in absolute agreement with you. I spent two years as an outfitter in Idaho and we both baited and ran bears with hounds. Baiting is by far more selective because it allows hunters to relax and view the bears coming in and they can be very selective in the process. Hound hunting although effective covers a much wider expanse of land and most hunters are not willing to participate in this type of hunting therefore decreasing the numbers of hunters out in the woods while the bears continue to grow in population and size.

Baits can be easily marked and scientific data can be accumulated from every hunter based on sightings and number of days in field etc providing the Game and Fish officials with more data to make informed decisions.

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