""No matter how much human food and trash and bait there is, when our local acorns start dropping from the trees, they shut off visiting human food," he said. "They fatten up on acorns because that's their natural preferred food. And when they start falling, it makes baiting them very difficult. And our acorns have just started falling.""
""We believe this bear is extremely habituated to this area and not afraid of humans, based on his encounter with it, and a potential encounter with the same bear by another man recently," Wheeler said. "There was no attack. But it was not afraid of him. And that's very unusua"
A 60-year-old Missouri man was found dead Thursday near a campsite at Sam's Throne Campground in the Ozarks. The cause of death was ruled an "animal mauling" and the manner of death an accident. The victim's body had extensive wounds consistent with a large carnivore attack, with evidence of a struggle and drag marks leading from the camp into the woods. DNA sampling by the Arkansas State Crime Lab is pending to confirm species. The campground and surrounding area are closed while search teams, including local hunters and dogs, deploy traps and bait. Trapping is complicated by acorn drop reducing bait effectiveness. The bear believed responsible is considered habituated and not afraid of humans; it will be killed if captured.
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