Black bears are not like big raccoons or dogs, amirite?

I've never heard this comparison.

by Lueilwitzemmanu 1 week ago

As if a raccoon wouldn't hunt you if it were bear sized. They have thumbs, they could open all your doors.

by kuvalisjunius 1 week ago

Thanks for the nightmare fuel

by daniela77 1 week ago

Becuase they are ecxactly like raccoons that's why.

by Clear_Application 1 week ago

"Black Bears are dangerous actually" is not an unpopular opinion but alright dude

by daniela77 1 week ago

I get made fun of for carrying bear spray in Utah on trails because "black bears aren't dangerous". I have encountered bears twice in the past three years and now always carry it just in case of bear or men. But this is a popular talking point.

by EmploymentBulky 1 week ago

I would say it's not an unpopular internet opinion, but people (tourists) are chasing black bears to catch pictures of them all the time in Colorado. I think it's a better reminder than it is an unpopular opinion.

by bauchmargaret 1 week ago

These are probably the same people who try to pet the bison at Yellowstone.

by kuvalisjunius 1 week ago

Charles Darwin has a theory about those folks and whether or not they'll be alive long enough to pass on their genes

by daniela77 1 week ago

I actually encountered this sentiment a lot when I lived in the PNW. Not that they're harmless but basically "Meh you mine your business and they mind theirs." Definitely seen the danger downplayed a lot more than I expected

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I have never seen or heard this comparison. Where do you read this?

by Low-Pipe-594 1 week ago

The black bear lobby is very powerful.

by Dry_Yellow 1 week ago

Apparently

by Low-Pipe-594 1 week ago

Must be a bathroom wall somewhere. I live in Minnesota, plenty of black bears around and have never heard this either....

by Anonymous 1 week ago

If is brown, lie down, if it's black, fight back, if it's white, say goodnight.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah if I see any bear I just assume I'm dead either way

by Top_Platform_8242 1 week ago

Haha. I'm at Capilano in Vancouver and a guide just said that.

by FewPassage 1 week ago

They are washing bears

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I just know the black bears I've encountered out in the woods bear feet as fast as possible once they realize I'm nearby. It's always been when I'm out hunting that I've run into them, I assume because when I'm not hunting I'm making more noise and they disappear before I ever see them. Meanwhile the one grizzly bear I encountered came right at me when it saw me. That was in the Alaskan backcountry.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Lol I am guilty of this, personally I prefer to compare them to squirrels than to dogs. With that said don't feed em! That's how you get problem bears.

by DifferentFix 1 week ago

Yea. That's dumb.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I have honestly never heard anyone say that a black bear is anything like a raccoon or a dog, or that a black bear isn't dangerous.

by Lincolnherzog 1 week ago

Black bears kill less than one person a year. And have never in my state. I'm not going to be the first lol

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Raccoons and dogs aren't exactly harmless lol the former frequently has rabies and will attack, and dogs can be vicious. Black bears usually do run away from humans though. Just don't give them a reason to attack you (don't feed them) and don't get near any with cubs.

by Pleasant-Schedule 1 week ago

Na, they're just big racoons

by Big-String 1 week ago

Since 1784 there have 66 fatal human/bear conflicts by wild black bears. 66! in over 200 years! Your accusation of black bear fatalities is false.

by Niamorissette 1 week ago

Raccoons are dangerous it's a decent comparison. A 400lb raccoon species would probably stack way more bodies than black bears.

by Anonymous 1 week ago