Bear kills photographer
I'd bring my ninja swords... faster...
Why so serious?
TheNissanMan wrote: To be fair on the bear from whaat I understand of reading the various news sources this 'photographer' was shooting within 50m of the bear, so the question has to be asked is it really a surprise.
Any wildlife photographer should know their subject and keep themselves safe, if your going to ignore the warnings around you and keep a safe distance, this almost smells of darwinism to try and shoot a wild bear that close!
Yeah they failed to mention that in the CNN article. Darwin wins again. I am sorry for his family, but you have to be careful when out in Wilderness Areas. They are very dangerous places as it is, and if you have no skills/knowledge of those environments deadly. I have been bumping around the Arizona back country for over 30 years with only 3 incidents where I had to kill because of rabid animals, now I have seen many bears, badgers, Javelina/wild pigs, and mountain lions, but never had a problem because I kept the distance. Bear attacks are not that common and more people are killed by Bison at the parks that have them. It seems people do not realize that they are extremely aggressive animals, and get killed trying to get close ups, or to pet them.effron wrote: The dead guy is an example of Darwinism. Too close, too alone, too unarmed, too stupid and now too dead. Shotguns, and even .45s won't get it done. These bears are big, strong, can outrun a quarter horse, and if you are in their territory, you take your chances. Its a shame they had to kill the bear after the fact.....
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