BLACK BEAR!!!!! BLACK BEAR!!!!!

[kmb]

A friend of mine came up on a black bear in the Kentlands this morning. Another reported bear scat on the Muddy Branch Trail so be cognizant if you're mountain biking, hiking, or trail running in that AO.

http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/263086/189/Bear-Sighting-In-Gaithersburg-Neighborhood

Heard there was another sighting up in Germantown yesterday too. I know there have been a few spotted at BCC IWLA but don't know if they have any current pix or sightings.

 

[Inigoes]

Meh,

They are more skeered of you, than you are of them.

 

[CrabbyMcNab]

Black Bear, Black Bear...What do you see?

 

[BlackBart]

Pretty amazing one wandered that close in, hope they can relocate it. No doubt it likes trash cans and idiots will feed it.

 

[Inigoes]

No doubt it likes trash cans and idiots will feed it.

Good point, it may like the taste of liberals

 

[BlackBart]

Good point, it may like the taste of liberals

I hope it breeds!

 

[mwellermd]

Meh,

They are more skeered of you, than you are of them.

That's right, they really want to avoid contact with people. The smell of our food draws them in close.

 

[teqmod]

Just go up and pet it. They are all evolved and loving creatures.

 

[Mooseman]

Expand the bear hunt.

 

[Arcamm]

A bear in Montgomery county? Be prepared for the "Person pets bear, bear bites off person's hand" story on the news.

Any word if Montgomery county SWAT has been mobilized yet?

 

[pbharvey]

I am loaded for bear

 

[Skins_Brew]

Good god....

How are these killing machines still legal in all MoCo of all places? Why won't they think of the children!

 

[tsmith1499]

Not the first, won't be the last. The bears don't bother me. Coyotes on the other hand.........

 

[teqmod]

A bear in Montgomery county? Be prepared for the "Person pets bear, bear bites off person's hand" story on the news.

Any word if Montgomery county SWAT has been mobilized yet?

Easy solution, they would then be considered assault bears and can be banned. Mama bears would be considered "High Capacity" Bears so they will be banned as well.

 

[pbharvey]

The ICC disturbed their natural habitat

 

[carpecervisi]

Aha! Finally justification for my S&W 500.

 

[aquashooter]

S&W 500 Mag might be overkill. An S&W 460 Mag would probably be adequate. I used a pocket knife for protection on the Appalachian Trail years ago. If a bear entered my tent, I could cut a hole in the back to escape. I also carried a .357 as a last resort.

 

[ToBeFree]

Cool

I work here in Kentlands... that would be so cool to see here in town.



Ummmm.... bring your gun to work day?

 

[capman98]

Not the first, won't be the last. The bears don't bother me. Coyotes on the other hand.........

You got that right. One got one of our hens a about a month ago.

 

[jonnyl]

Black Bear, Black Bear...What do you see?

gold fish, yellow bird, green frog......... (not necessarily in that order)