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Thread: Police suspect Northern Ont. blueberry picker was killed by bear

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    Default Police suspect Northern Ont. blueberry picker was killed by bear

    Be careful when out picking berries.

    https://www.sudbury.com/around-the-n...y-bear-2582235
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    Bears don't like sharing their berry patches with anyone or anything. I'm surprised that anyone would be berry-picking alone at this time of year. The commercial berry patches we have around here always have people keeping a wary eye because Bears are always a presence,anymore. Most of the time,they're relatively docile,but,you can never let your guard down. Berry patches in the woods are always a tad "iffy". Just as a side note,DNA has been officially identified in quite a few parts of the north of the province as Grizzly. That would indicate they're migrating east. These areas ,at one time,were part of their home range. That takes all outdoors activity to a whole new level for awareness.
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    Right.....! Call 911!!! That should keep you safe !!!
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    carrying a side arm may have saved his life...

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    Quote Originally Posted by rick_iles View Post
    Right.....! Call 911!!! That should keep you safe !!!
    Ya, when I read that, it just sounded silly................Can you imagine, you see a bear and it is acting aggressive, so you pull out your cell phone (hope you got coverage) then if you do, call 911....explain the situation and have them track your co-ordinates so they can locate your remains....
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    Almost in the middle of the two months between the spring and fall season in WMU 3.

    One month before or after he could have legal carried a rifle or shotgun.

    As for Grizzlies ...They have been seen and captured on cameras along the northwest side of James Bay. That is good bear country..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowwalker View Post
    Almost in the middle of the two months between the spring and fall season in WMU 3.

    One month before or after he could have legal carried a rifle or shotgun.

    As for Grizzlies ...They have been seen and captured on cameras along the northwest side of James Bay. That is good bear country..
    Perhaps you mean Hudson Bay as opposed to James Bay. They have been seen in Northern Manitoba about 200 km from the Ontario border on the west shore of Hudson's Bay. 200 km from Ontario's NW corner is not that far and quite possible they have migrated into that part of Ontario but i doubt they are roaming the Red Lake area as that's 600 or 700 km due south of there. The NW corner of James Bay is also quite a distance from the NW corner of the province - haven't measured it but gotta be at least 500 km putting it say 700 km from where the confirmed sightings were.

    If you actually meant James Bay that would be interesting and i would love to see the pics and/or source for that as that is not that far as the crow flies to Cochrane.
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    "say they’ve found the body of a 67-year-old man who left his Red Lake home to pick blueberries and may have been killed by a bear."
    I wonder if he left a note on the Kitchen table saying good bye...

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    Note to self: When berry picking,always take someone with you..........who can't run as fast as you.
    Society needs to stop bending to the will of the delusional.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trimmer21 View Post
    Note to self: When berry picking,always take someone with you..........who can't run as fast as you.
    And bring bear bells !
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