[jmr40]

Black bear in the wild just don't seem to pose a threat; I've always heard of them as shy and spooky, and afraid of men. Pepper spray or a handgun will end it really quickly.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3306263

http://articles.cnn.com/2006-04-16/u...ition?_s=PM:US

http://www.democraticunderground.com...ress=115x50372

http://www.examiner.com/camping-in-n...ppen-tennessee

http://able2know.org/topic/120877-1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBnGe9HDGBI

http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/...ar-attack.html

You heard wrong. All of these incidents happened within 2-3 hours of home and within the last few years. There have been many more with few or no injuries that never made the news.