# Hunting Bears Without a License (Misleading Title) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344 "2008-06-26T19:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/1 "2008-06-26T19:03:06Z")
A gentleman in Boulder County, CO was treated this week, after he tried an unusual method of hunting a bear: [Bicycle collision](http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/26/bicyclist-going-45-mph-hits-bear-boulder-county/). It was not successful. More seriously - the man in question was going a good pace (He claims 45 mph, but given the fact that both he and the bear walked away, and the bike was ridable, after the collision, I don’t buy it.) when a bear walked into the roadway. This quote from the story is priceless: > [@linked article](#): > > “This bear looked at me with a look of terror on his face and sort of made a noise,” said Egan. “I looked at him with a look of terror and we went, ‘aaaahhhhh.’” I’m glad that neither Tim Egan, nor the bear seems to have been badly hurt, but the physical comedy aspect is inescapable. So I thought my fellow Dopers would enjoy the story. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/2 "2008-06-26T20:56:42Z")
I liked that they were both scared. Also, the bear was scared off by…a deer. Bears scare easily. Wasn’t there a bear who ran up a tree because he was scared by a few kittens? ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/3 "2008-06-26T23:24:11Z")
One, declawed, New Jersey cat. Treed 'im twice. > **[National Geographic](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/)** > > Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration. I _love_ this picture. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/4 "2008-06-26T23:26:45Z")
Oh, here’s the kitten story. [http://www.local6.com/news/15731422/detail.html](http://www.local6.com/news/15731422/detail.html) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/5 "2008-06-27T04:02:09Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] One, declawed, New Jersey cat. Treed 'im twice. [/QUOTE] The bark… a bigger effect than the bike, yes? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/6 "2008-06-27T13:38:23Z")
Same thing happend two years ago at the Boulder half triathlon. The woman was able to finish the race. They even made up a new award in her honor - The ‘Bearly’ made it award. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/7 "2008-06-27T19:36:09Z")
How do you have half a triathlon? You stop swimming midway? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/8 "2008-06-27T20:21:42Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] How do you have half a triathlon? You stop swimming midway? [/QUOTE] Reminds me of The Office where the 5K ends, 5K away from the office. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-bears-without-a-license-misleading-title/454344/9 "2008-06-27T20:37:31Z")
Well, props to that guy for trying. That method of hunting is simply unbearable.