bear attack?!?!?!

[chester]

In the past week, I have been hiking the trail from Military Parking Lot going to Gray's Arch three times with my dog. I like taking that way up because it's quiet and we have never ran into anyone other than down by Military and Left Flank. The 2nd time I decided to take the D. Boon trail to the right. The trail leads up to a wall from the bottom right and follows back down the hill thru by the creek to the left side and up the hill and then goes back right along the bottom of the wall. This is not too far before you actually reach the Gray's Wall Arch. It's the D. Boon wall. While my dog and I were down by the creek at the D. Boon wall base, I noticed some tree damage that I thought only a person with a very dull ax could have done. My dog and I hiked back up there the next day and took the other trail which led to the wall on the left side. My plan was to go back down by the creek and follow the other trail out to the right. When we reached the wall, I heard ALOT of rustling in the Rhodos down by the creek. Not birds, raccoons but more like a deer or I thought maybe a crazy person. No grunts, just a lot of rustling. Not wanting to run into a crazy person or a buck wanting a fight, we turned around and headed back the way we came instead of taking the loop.
It was thundering anyway and I just decided to head back to the car and call it a day. The strange thing about it is on the way to the wall my dog sat down in the trail three times and wouldn't budge until I walked waaaay past him and called him to come...which is really strange behavior for him.

I know there are a lot of different critters out there in the woods so the noise could have been a coyote, raccoon, turkey or whatever. I have never heard an animal make that much noise. My dog and I were not being quiet (he's almost deaf so any command I give him, I gotta shout) so I know whatever it was probably heard us.

I did not see what was making the noise but it could have very well been that bear.

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Black bear attack prompts temporary closure of Red River Gorge Geological Area
WINCHESTER, Ky., June 28, 2010 – On Sunday, June 27, the Daniel Boone National Forest issued a temporary emergency closure of the Red River Gorge Geological Area. The closure resulted after a hiker was attacked by a black bear.
The closed area includes all national forest system lands north of Natural Bridge State Resort Park to U.S. Highway 460 in Menifee, Powell and Wolfe counties. The area will remain closed until further notice.
“Public safety is our highest priority,â€

[mike_a_lafontaine]

Wow...now that's not over-reacting.

[Crankmas]

closed so they can kill the bear obviously- Damn- look for a reopening following a "successful Hunt"
no winners here folks

[KD]

Well - they did it. Goddamn govt overreacts as usual and closes everything. That's the only management policy they seem to know these days - closure.

[dustonian]

maybe they'll leave it closed for 12+ years like Thirsting Skull... until they hunt down and exterminate ever last goddamned bear out there in them there woods

[Redpoint's Bear]

Grrrrr Just because it was a black bear they blame all of us. The only description of the bear is "black?" Grrrrrr This is bear profiling! Grrrrrr Grrrrrrr

[tutugirl]

http://www.lex18.com/news/officials-con ... ked-hiker/

[dustonian]

"The hiker released his dog, which then ran away."

Ha ha! Sounds like the dog had the right idea.

[Fartspray]

[quote="Meadows"]You think that's crap, recently a bear in the Smokey Mntns was put down because a man just had to get a picture of the bear. He approached the bear and the bear swiped at him so per policy, the bear was euthanized. Of course, you all probably know this story from my FB page.[/quote]

uggghhh missed that one Steph......and can someone teach an old man how to use the damn quote thingy mo betta ?