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To: DMaA who wrote (131584)	8/11/2005 9:13:53 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793715

I read that in our paper down here. The problem is several fold with folks feeding them and getting them used to humans and us encroaching on their areas. People feed birds and draw in the bears and then refuse to quit feeding birds and let the bear move on and then whine because the bear is now a nuisance. And of course the more close encounters we all have the more likely we are to run into one that is ornery.

To: DMaA who wrote (131584)	8/11/2005 10:44:22 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 793715

Years ago I was hunting turkey up near Jax. Fla. I was carrying a shot gun but it was loaded with birdshot. Anyhow, was walking along the rightaway of a railroad track in the woods when I round a bend and confront a large black bear. I wasnt frightened as never thought of a Black Bear as dangerous, however I took off one way and the bear the other. Had it attacked I dont know if the shot from the shotgun would have repelled it or not, never had to find out. jdn