Grizzly man

[Telvis]

Have any of you watched the Discovery Channel Grizzly Man movie? I watched it in disbelief at how truly stupid this guy was. What kind of idiot lives in the middle of a bunch of Grizzly bears? It's like playing Russian roulette every day. You are bound to lose eventually. It's just too bad that he was able to con another person into going into the situation with him. If you didn't watch it he and his female companion eventually got eaten by a bear. What a fool...

[bad1032]

I seen some but turned it off, Senn 2 large bears beside him, Oh well less stupid people in the gene pool.

[Brock Samson]

 yeah i saw that, seemed abit outta touch,.. but, his choice.. 

[Blown70]

Well his choice suicide by bear.... I guess you know what they say about thinning the gene pool

Tom

[greenpigs]

Kinda like the guy who was swimming(well wading)with sharks during a feeding frenzy, it was on the Discovery channel also. He didn't die, but had a big ol chunk of his calf ripped off.

[4402tuff4u]

I think the guy had really deep issues with life and found peace with himself being up in ALaska in Grizzly territory and loved doing what he did - filming grizzlys. The companion chose to be there with him. They both knew the dangers. She was an avid amateur bear researcher too. Actually, it was reported that the local grizzly bear population where he was posted really did'nt bother with him. The bear that killed them both was an outsider, not from that immediate area, that was late in harbinating and roaming for a kill.

Perhaps we can say the same of researchers that jump in the water with white sharks, climb the highest peaks in the world or strap themselves to a machine that puts out over 1,000 hp and eat up a quarter mile in 4 seconds or are shut up to space. As long as it's their choice and no one is forced to be placed in a situation like that, I say let them. That's the great thing about this country - freedom, innovation, ingenuity, bravery and risk taking!!    

[Charger4404spd]

Yeah he was a bit foolish, but I can relate to him in the fact that he was tired of the "civilized" rat race we live in.
Even though he was doing a good thing protected them, he was a little too trusting in the bears.
BTW, his girlfriend wasn't handcuffed and made to go, she went on her own free will, and it wasn't her first time going there.
Anyway, it was bad they had to die that way. Took 6.5 minutes for the bear to kill them. I guess that would feel like hours when a 1200 lb grizzly is on you.

[Lowprofile]

Testing fate on a daily basis, what did they expect?  Going out as an entree for a pissed off bear is not my idea of "living my dream".  What a Putz.   

[Brock Samson]

 the way this materialistic world is going i've been thinkin about goin out in nature, livin inna cave, and eatin berries so I guess that would make me a bear... 

[The Ghoul]

He got what was comming to him..
oddly enough he could have gone on a bit longer if had just left when he normaly left.
sence he was there later in the seasion the bares that were still feeding before hibernation got desprate.
still amazing how used to him all the wild life was, the foxes alone.

[Johnny SixPack]

the way this materialistic world is going i've been thinkin about goin out in nature, livin inna cave, and eatin berries so I guess that would make me a bear... 

You already smell like one!

J/K Regrahcotarts! 

[Brock Samson]

   

[hemihead]

It's as intelligent as drinking and driving. 

[Old Moparz]

Bears are cool, but as long as there are bars between me & the bear it's fine. I can also see them on TV if the zoo is too far. You don't see rabbits hanging out with wolves, so why should people hang out with bears?    I love wildlife, but I personally feel a lot safer watching squirrels up close & giving them peanuts. Sure they can bite your fingers & maybe give you a pretty deep scratch, but the chances of squirrels attacking in packs big enough to do the same damage as a bear is pretty slim. If I have any choice in the matter of getting mauled by a bear, I just hope it's by a bare woman.

[Iceyone]

I wouldn't live with bears unless I had a gun. 

[The Ghoul]

well at least we have the long awated answer to the pressing question;
who would win,
a 150lb girl with a frying pan trying to save her lest then hetro boyfriend
or
a 500+ lb bare with teeth and claws malling the above mentioned less then hetro boyfriend.

Im thinking its the next dumb and dumber!!

[TheGhost]

well at least we have the long awated answer to the pressing question;
who would win,
a 150lb girl with a frying pan trying to save her lest then hetro boyfriend
or
a 500+ lb bare with teeth and claws malling the above mentioned less then hetro boyfriend.

Im thinking its the next dumb and dumber!!

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If a bear was attacking the person I loved, I'd go after it, as well, with whatever I had at hand.

[Big Sugar]

Let's cut to the chase folks, The Guy had some deep rooted issues, ("A LITTLE LIGHT").
    Not only was he in the wrong place at the wrong time...........He was always in the wrong place at the wrong time !!!
He really had no CLUE !! Basically  He was on a IGNORANCE MISSION, Not only was he lucky to survive the first season, He went back for what 3-4 more. I'm Sorry If you didn't see what I saw watching this Documentary He was clearly WAYYYYYY out of Bounds !!! At one point in the film ,He's filming a Male Grizzly and he's way too close, He's Talking to the Bear like it's his freakin teddy bear !! The Bear has that same look in his eye that a Dog gives you when he's about to lunge at your throat, And the Pansy is talking to him like it's a friggen stuffed animal !! I'm Sorry,There's a place for stupidity and I'm Sure he's there now.
    For What it's worth I'm Sure he captured some amazing footage that can be usefull in understanding the Grizzly Bear Society, But thats about it ! His personal contribution was showing a how luck eventually runs out.


Ron

[Telvis]

I got to thinking about it. He said his whole mission was to protect the bears. The parks service said that more bears are killed by other bears than by the poachers he was so worried about. He became upset when some guys threw rocks at a bear who came close to them. He told his girlfriend to hit the bear with the pan while he was being mauled. He wasn't so worried about the bear when his ass was being eaten!..Literally. Lastly he got himself and his female friend eaten. The parks service wound up killing the bear that ate them. He ended up causing a lot more harm than he did good as far as I can see. What a moron.

Rest in pieces.

[greenpigs]

I guess what is worse is some of you watched the guy get killed by the bear.

[superblu72]

I think the guy had really deep issues with life and found peace with himself being up in ALaska in Grizzly territory and loved doing what he did - filming grizzlys. The companion chose to be there with him. They both knew the dangers. She was an avid amateur bear researcher too. Actually, it was reported that the local grizzly bear population where he was posted really did'nt bother with him. The bear that killed them both was an outsider, not from that immediate area, that was late in harbinating and roaming for a kill.

Perhaps we can say the same of researchers that jump in the water with white sharks, climb the highest peaks in the world or strap themselves to a machine that puts out over 1,000 hp and eat up a quarter mile in 4 seconds or are shut up to space. As long as it's their choice and no one is forced to be placed in a situation like that, I say let them. That's the great thing about this country - freedom, innovation, ingenuity, bravery and risk taking!!    

      I agree with 4402tuff4u. Everybody has freedom of choice and a cause to live for. Tim's was for the Grizzly bear. I admire him. He lived 13 years with the largest carnivour known to man. He could touch them, he seemed to understand them, he brought them closer to you and I than any other human being. He was eccentric, not nuts and his girlfriend, Amy, knew what she was doing. There is alot more to be learned from the Grizzly Man than stay away from bears.

    I agree with 4402tuff4u.

[Brock Samson]

"Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, he eats you."


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[The Ghoul]

well at least we have the long awated answer to the pressing question;
who would win,
a 150lb girl with a frying pan trying to save her lest then hetro boyfriend
or
a 500+ lb bare with teeth and claws malling the above mentioned less then hetro boyfriend.

Im thinking its the next dumb and dumber!!

and youd be eaten for being a dumb ass. find something better, or preferibly long range.
I agree that youd want to do what ever you could but come on.... a frying pan??

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If a bear was attacking the person I loved, I'd go after it, as well, with whatever I had at hand.

[Chargen69]

Yep, the dude was messed up for sure.  Did you see when he said the F word for about 10 minutes, telling the world that he beat them??  That was stupid.  The only thing that guy beat was himself.

[Chargen69]

I got to thinking about it. He said his whole mission was to protect the bears. The parks service said that more bears are killed by other bears than by the poachers he was so worried about. He became upset when some guys threw rocks at a bear who came close to them. He told his girlfriend to hit the bear with the pan while he was being mauled. He wasn't so worried about the bear when his ass was being eaten!..Literally. Lastly he got himself and his female friend eaten. The parks service wound up killing the bear that ate them. He ended up causing a lot more harm than he did good as far as I can see. What a moron.

Rest in pieces.