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True, but you have to understand that bear attacks are very rare. I will be quite honest with you, I haven't heard of a major bear attack that actually KILLED someone happen anywhere in the U.S. since 2006. That being the case, that one instance alone (no matter how long ago it was) is enough to make even the most capable and confident hunter/outdoorsman a little more consious about his situational orientation about bears and the like. Yea you won't be able to lug a long gun around while doing chores or in a tent, but that is why I mentioned that numbers are your friend. I'm pretty sure most people will agree with me when I say that being outdoors (hiking, hunting, camping, fishing, noodling, etc.) is safer with more people. More people with guns > you with a gun.
 
I haven't heard of a major bear attack...

We don't hear things any more. We look on the Internet.:)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America_by_decade

Plenty of fatal attacks since '06. Also, I don't particularly welcome being partially paralyzed, with other lifelong crippling injuries, having my face ripped off, etc., even if I DON'T die. "Fatal" isn't the only definition of "really bad."

Many were in Canada, not the US, I'll grant. But I'm not so far from Canada...:)
 
Sure there has been death since 2006, look below. Also don't forget how many attacks there were that were not fatal, but traumatic none the less, there was also a guy attacked by a bear, and his father kill the bear with an arrow.
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Name, age, gender Date Species Location, comments
Robert Wagner, 48, male September 2008 Brown Sundre area, Alberta. Robert Wagner, 48, of Didsbury, didn't return from a hunting trip to the Sundre area. The medical examiner's office says (Mr Wagner) found near Sundre was mauled to death by a bear.[1]


Cecile Lavoie, 70, female May 30, 2008 Black Near La Sarre, Quebec. Lavoie went on a solo fishing trip. After she didn't return to her cabin, her husband went looking for her. He found a bear dragging her body into the woods.[2]


Stephen Miller, 39, male April 22, 2008 Brown Big Bear Lake, California. A famous bear trained to perform in movies unexpectedly turned on a handler, fatally biting him in the neck. Prior to the attack, the bear had been recently featured in the movie Semi-Pro. Pepper Spray was used to subdue the bear, and no further injuries were reported. The bear was a 7.5-foot (2.3 m) 700-pound (320 kg) 5 year old male named Rocky. He was being held in the "Predators in Action" animal training facility at the time of the incident. The bear's fate has yet to be determined.[3]


Don Peters, 51, male November 25, 2007 Brown Mountain Aire Lodge west of Sundre, about 90 km northwest of Calgary. The 51-year-old did not return from a hunting trip in Western Alberta. He was killed by a grizzly near his vehicle after going hunting alone. His body was found three days later. His rifle was found nearby. It had been fired but there was nothing to indicate the bear had been hit. Officials were trying to trap the bear but would not say whether it would be killed if captured. Upon capture, the bear may be shot, moved to another area or let go, depending on an evaluation of the bear, said Alberta resources spokesman Dave Ealey. [4]


Robin Kochorek, 31, female July 20, 2007 Black The 31-year-old woman was reported missing on July 20th after being separated from friends while mountain biking at Panorama Mountain Resort, British Columbia. She was presumably killed by a black bear who was right where the body was recovered at 8 a.m. July 21st. Indications were that the bear had preyed upon this person or obviously was trying to claim ownership. The bear was shot on site by RCMP.[5]


Samuel Evan Ives, 11, male June 17, 2007 Black Taken from a tent in American Fork Canyon in the Uinta National Forest in Utah County, Utah where he was sleeping with his stepfather, mother and 6-year-old brother. The bear was later killed by state Wildlife officials.[6]
 
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