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Posted by calamity on January 14, 2008 at 8:49:55 pm EST
In reply to Bears, Bears, Bears posted by Timeportalmatrix on August 5, 2007 at 12:57:20 pm EDT

SO, if the brown bear population has not quite doubled since the middle 1990s in BC, can we expect eight fatal attacks from browns in the next 18 years?

Given growth backcountry recreation there, one might reasonably expect a somewhat greater number.

But the ratio of backcountry recreationalistis, versus bear attacks, is likely to remain about the same-- that is, negligible.

Of course, as Merriman expresses on his Web site, personal experience with an attack is a terrible experience. But one ought nevertheless, consider the odds.

And if you spend much time, unlike the average hiker, field dressing big game in brown bear habitat, you should probably have a plan B....

Interestingly, the 18-year record cited shows the ratio of attacks versus injury among black and brown bears is almost exactly the same.

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