Bear bites Colorado camper who was relaxing in a hammock
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Bearly a scratch
Sheesh, that's a helluva a way to have your relaxation promptly ended...
. My sock bite this !!
Hahhaa not really but it was …err without word play
My Bear Trap SE BMX pedal crushed it against my back lower leg in a safe crash !!
bearitto
Black bears rarely actually hunt, this bear likely saw that man and bit him probatively thinking he was a dead body it could scavenge off of.
Or the guy popped out of his hammock like a gopher and jump-scared the bear
Seems a bit dramatic. A combination of bear spray and safety procedure are all you need to reliably avoid them.
I’ve safely camped in bear country countless times personally.