"Falling in love with a wild animal is like falling in love with a stripper" "Getting married is like falling in love with a wild animal" => Getting married is like falling in love with a stripper. Bill nailed it once again.
Lol, I live IN bear country. My backyard IS the forest. You don't see them often but when you do, it's when you least expect it. You walk around the corner of the house and boom, there he is. Personally, I run like hell and I'm back through the front door at warp speed. The bear usually runs the other way or sits there wondering "What was his problem?"
I did during my teens and into my twenties while at home working around the property, but have you ever tried wearing a .357 magnum all the time? It's like carrying a boat anchor. Kind of a pain in the ass. I'm just not that worried anymore. There's been like two attacks in the 30+ years I've been here. It still startles the hell out of me when I see one though, lol!
Mr Burr- don’t know if you will see this comment, I recently came into to listening to your shows and working backwards into your older stuff- this bear pod has had me in tears!! Usually your chats are shorter and just cut off at end. I would just listening while trying not to laugh too much and miss something. You do speak truth and have very great thoughts! But this rant and talking was just playing and playing, and every time a commercial interrupted, I figured it was end, but then your ravings just pick right back up and you shattered me. I’m wiping tears in laughter- Bravo Sir! Bravo - cheers
“Try to figure out whether the bear is a grizzly or a black bear: Hey that thing running at us 40 mph if you……..” I love that Bill turns away from the mic when he does that. Hahahaha
... the bear is all homophobic and then it kills him, and there's a bunch of kids watching... Thank you Bill Burr, I don't think anyone else has ever put together a sentence like this :D
I don't even disagree that they're more afraid of us than we are of them, but what do bears DO when they're afraid and feel threatened? They're not calling 911!
In defense of the scout leader, I live in Virginia and my uncle lives out in Luray in the Shenandoah valley. There are black bears EVERYWHERE and hundreds of thousands acres of national forest where any one can camp at any time, bear attacks are pretty rare in comparison to the amount of times bears are actually encountered.
that analogy of wolverines and badgers has to at least hit home on like 4 continents. plus HOLY FUCK you are so fucking right with bears lacking that human-level self-awareness. that is so true, but i i also believe that how hungry they are is the most likely factor to call any decision
I remember walking thru a deep wood metal dump and met a skinny (hungry) black bear and I wasn’t worried until it approached me, I levelled my shotgun at it and it still crept foreword so I took a shot near it. What freaked me out was it stopped for a second then still crept toward me. So I shot it.
Your discomfort with wild country reflects a lack of exposure to the risk/benefits of being in this awe inspiring setting. The actual risk in an urban environment is much higher - auto accidents and human predators to name a few. Either place, keeping your head out of your ass minimizes "Oh no, now I'm fucked" situations.
I hope Bill does a ppodcast tidbit on that snowboarding chick with the gopro that was getting chased by a grizzly during her joyride and never even knew what was going on.
