Joe Demko
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We have plenty of black bear in Pennsylvania. In my lifetime, they've gone from being rather rare to something of a pest species. It's apalling what one bear can do to a cornfield. They're also fond of garbage. I know plenty of people who had to build "garbage cages" to hold their trash until the truck can come for it.
Since they live in such close proximity to humans, our bears aren't all that fearful of people. I don't remember ever hearing of anybody getting attacked by one here, despite that.
Bear hunting has gained in popularity as the bears have become more plentiful. There didn't used to be much point in going when there weren't any bears. It was a good excuse to give the wife for disappearing for a week-end, though.
People kill bunches of them every year and they don't need heavy artillery to do it. I personally know people who've dropped bears with archery tackle,.30-30's, muzzle loaders, and other ballistically mild implements. Heck, my dad's Scotty dog ran one off a few years ago.
I can't speak for the bears anywhere else, but the ones here are just giant vermin. If you get careless and goofy enough about it, I'd guess you can probably put yourself in the position of getting hurt by one. You could do the same thing with a rat or groundhog though. You certainly don't have to use anti-tank weapons to deal with them.
Since they live in such close proximity to humans, our bears aren't all that fearful of people. I don't remember ever hearing of anybody getting attacked by one here, despite that.
Bear hunting has gained in popularity as the bears have become more plentiful. There didn't used to be much point in going when there weren't any bears. It was a good excuse to give the wife for disappearing for a week-end, though.
People kill bunches of them every year and they don't need heavy artillery to do it. I personally know people who've dropped bears with archery tackle,.30-30's, muzzle loaders, and other ballistically mild implements. Heck, my dad's Scotty dog ran one off a few years ago.
I can't speak for the bears anywhere else, but the ones here are just giant vermin. If you get careless and goofy enough about it, I'd guess you can probably put yourself in the position of getting hurt by one. You could do the same thing with a rat or groundhog though. You certainly don't have to use anti-tank weapons to deal with them.