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Re:Stolen irreplaceable books found under floor of Romanian ... by pvaldes on Monday November 16, 2020 @11:33AM (#25113626)
People foraging berries in Swedden place themselves in the same places as bears sometimes. I had seen a video showing a real "bear attack" and is very interesting. They have lots of close encounters each year.

A female bear is startled and charges towards the people, the researcher keep his ground and the bear makes an arc to avoid crossing paths.

Moose is the biggest killer in the area with difference. They are really dangerous when involved in car crashes because they have very tall legs, so in an accident the animal is pushed trough the windshield inside the car. Then, the struggling moose trying to break free, typically will hit repeatedly the driver in the head and torso with his legs

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Re:Stolen irreplaceable books found under floor of Romanian ... by PowerBar on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:20PM (#25119289)
> A female bear is startled and charges towards the people

Which is why the #1 preventative step taught in Canada (where we also have large bears and moose) is to be noisy. If the Bear, Moose, Deer, etc can hear you from a decent distance, they'll get well out of your way before you even know they're there.

I've been camping since before I can remember (literally) and the only "protection" we bring is mace and bear bangers (basically tiny fireworks without the lightshow). We've come across bears a number of times, but never had to use either. Just talk loudly and make some noise, and they just wander away.

I think the reason so many attacks happen to hunters is because they're trying to be stealthy and end up sneaking up on them (whether on purpose or or not), which is when they are dangerous.

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