9 thoughts on “What If The Bear Had A Pointed Stick?”

  1. What is it with Montana woman? Their was another story a few years back (unable to find it on google) where a woman wrestled a bear that was in her garage. The bear was unharmed.

  2. If she was growing zucchini anything like the zucchini my mother grew this past summer, it could have been a fairly formidable weapon. One of the zucchini that was still left over two weeks ago was as big as my entire forearm, from elbow to palm. I was told that it wasn’t even the largest from the garden…

  3. I blame Sarah Palin and Fox news for the whole “momma grizzly” nonsense.

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

    [[[ Mama grizzly is a term that Sarah Palin coined during the 2010 Congressional elections for conservative female candidates that she supported. ]]]

    I’m using my real name, therefore I’m right.

  4. Sounds like an opputunity for the gov’t to spend a couple 10’s of millions of dollars studying the affects of zuccini in bear defense.

    Also, I think this demonstrates why humans have dominated other species so well. I’m sure to them we look pretty strange and confusing as it is running around on our hind legs. But to then deal with this crazy animal that picks things up and accurately throws them. Most animals, most of the time would just rather lazily rummage for some scraps and then go back to sleep.

    This is probably where dancing originated. Most tribal dances are to some god or spirit that they are embodying. You can almost sense the roots of these ideas in a possible confrontation between hunters at a carcass coming against a pack of hyenas or lions. The face paint, the feathers, the stomping of the feet and the yodels and howls would be a group of humans greatest weapon in that confrontation. They knew their pointy sticks were no match to claw and fang but they had rhythm and song to embody a spirit that could match their predators strength. To the animals it would be confusing to size up this opponent who most certainly was light and feeble but there size in action appears quite larger. They won’t get it and giveup, “yea, just go back under the tree and nap it off.”

  6. Hooray for the zucchini lady! She doesn’t live far from where we spend our weekends all summer and early fall. Black bears are causing a lot of trouble this year.

    While we were away a bear shredded all the window screens on the south and east sides of our cabin in mid-August, and the repaired screens again a week ago. We pack out our garbage, carefully wash all cooking gear and surfaces, and all foodstuffs left indoors are either refrigerated or in sealed containers in cupboards. We suspect our hairy friend may just be habituated to attempting cabin break-ins.

    The berry crop was non-existent this season and the bears are competing with a surplus of wolves (I hate the wolves) for available game and calves and may be extremely hungry. This guy has uprooted rotting stumps around the place, so I hope he found some nice grubs to snack on. If he breaks a window, pack rats will move in . We leave again tomorrow, hoping he hasn’t paid another visit. This time we’re taking moth balls to leave in jar lids on windowsills, a hare-brained attempt to make the air in the cabin smell icky to bears.

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