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Albany Police say: "Don't chase bears with dull hatchets"

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  1. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    ...after arresting a guy for chasing a bear with a dull hatchet the woods.

    well, thank you for that advice. I did not know that.

    http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/feat...after-chasing-bear-hatchet-25398.shtml?wap=0&

    NORTH ADAMS -- "Chasing bears through the woods drunk with a dull hatchet is strongly not advised." North Adams Police issued the warning after they say they took a drunk man who chased a bear into protective custody.

    A city man was put into protective custody late Monday after he chased a bear through the woods with a dull hatchet near his home, according to North Adams Police.

    Bradford Carpenter, 60, of Park Avenue, apparently had a bit too much to drink before spotting the bear and giving chase, police said.

    Police received a call about 7:45 p.m. reporting that a bear was headed into the woods near Sullivan School and "people are following in." Carpenter was captured a short time later. He has not been charged.

    He apparently was unsuccessful in catching the bear.

    In a Facebook post that quickly went viral through the Berkshires on Monday night, the North Adams Police Department wrote that "the hatchet man" was safely in custody after he chased a bear through the woods.

    The post advised residents not to confront bears, but rather call the police for assistance.

    "We certainly don't need anyone going all Davy Crockett chasing it through the woods drunk with a dull hatchet," the post stated. "It is just a bad idea and not going to end well."

    In an Eagle story published last week, state wildlife officials said that the black bear population has jumped from about 100 in the 1970s to about 4,500 today — and the animals have been in residential neighborhoods scouting out garbage cans for an easy meal.

    "The way we act around bears is going to govern how they will act around us," said Marion Larson, chief of information and education for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. "We can't change bear behavior, but we need to change our own behavior."​

    Got to love the "A city man" intro.
     
  2. Miguel

    Miguel Contributing Member

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    ...please stick to the rifles and the shotguns you're used to.
     
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    QFTT.
     
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    Nobody ever wants to play the games I want to play....
     
  5. Buck Turgidson

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    Isn't 60 a little old to be a Juggalo?
     
  6. tmacfor35

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    This is awesome.

    White people are crazy. Beer will do some funny stuff to your confidence.
     
  7. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    How do you know Bradford Carpenter from the Berkshires of Albany living on Park Avenue is white -- just because a cop calls him going all Davey Crockett and stuff?
     
  8. couple of d's

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    Reminds me of super troopers
     
  9. PhiSlammaJamma

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    It's true. Walking after bears with a dull hatchet appears to be more effective.
     
  10. Eric Riley

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    This post deserves way more credit. Repped, good sir.
     
  11. juicystream

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    He was apparently effective in getting rid of the bear, and he was unhurt.
     
  12. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Agreed!
     
  13. Mr. Clutch

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    Thanks Obama.
     
  15. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Who is responsible for giving the bears hatchets?
     
  16. elrond

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    Kids, always remember to sharpen the hatchet first.
     

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