Lucky dude. Did all the right things in his situation and lived to tell about it.
A ranger told me that if a black bear attacks you, odds are it's been stalking you for a good while and is hungry, so yeah, you're lunch.If a black bear gets you, you might as well kiss your ass goodbye. They will chow down on you even if you are still alive. Maybe that's why they all say carry bear spray.
Looks like a yearling - which would mean it's the first summer season on its own (after denning with mom over winter). They tend to be not in the greatest condition and often are can be pretty fearless when it comes to interaction with humans.Looked like a cub. No?
That is a crazy story!
Every community has someone who swears by their colonics. The hard part is listening to them and taking them seriously.While working for ADFG, we would do end of summer surveys for salmon spawning records. In preparation we would stash gas and oil up river for the extended run.
The first year, we found out the bears liked to eat the oil as they would break into the caches. Scat had oil sheen.