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Title: Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned
ISBN: 1560446366
Author:
Scott McMillion
Publicate Date: 1998-04-01
Publish: 1998-04-01
List Price: $14.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: GRIZMAN
I love this book .........fun and entertaining, though gory and spooky as the reviews suggest.
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2: A head- low full out charge from North Americ's largest carnivore is the start to a bad day
Each chapter encompasses a terrifying charge and flesh-ripping and bone crushing attack from the beautiful and endangered grizzly. Scott McMillion's grizzly chronicles leave one educated about their habitat, man's intrusion into their world, their unbelievable power, the danger of encountering sows with cubs, and leaves the reader awestruck and far better educated about venturing into bear country. I read everything I can about grizzlies and this is well worthwhile.
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3: Due for a revised edition, more like reading a novel
Chapter was fun and interesting to read. Written like a story, describing the characters involved, going outside what is relevant to the grizzly relating topic. That is not wrong by itself but just shows the 'novel' style of the book. It mentions bite marks in a wallet, then never mentions if they were used to identify the bear, the outcome of not having identified the destroyed bears with 100% certainty suggests it didn't.
Chapter 2 is mainly about Banff, back in 1998, this chapter needs a complete rewrite, it's old and out of date.
I found the book lacked scientific structure, that is, systematic and consistent.
If you are looking for an entertaining book, it's fine, fore bear behavior and analysis, Herrero's book is much better structured and focused on bear behavior.
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4: Scared the Beejabers Out of Me!
OK, then. I bought this book in Livingston, Montana a couple of weeks ago, while on vacation. It was absolutely outstanding in every way. Mr. McMillion is a talented writer and can pull the reader along with his spot-on verbal imagery and rip-roaring psychological expositions of the human vs. bear encounters.
I say Pffft! to all those whose reading pleasure was marred by their own neuroses; namely, that the Politically Correct always manage to make room for an offense, no matter if there is none offered. Scott McMillion told his stories, pure and simple. They were horrifyingly real, as they were meant to be, with the message that, as human souls, we need to take greater heed when we either cross a busy street or trundle gaily across a verdant, scat-covered pasture.
Of course, after having read the book, I saw a grizzly behind every tree in Montana. I carried a big stick into Albertson's. It was great! What an adventure!
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5: Frightening but informative
I purchased this book after seeing a news report of a bear a local park where I take my daughter ALL the time. That was just a black bear, but I can't imagine what I would have done had I encountered it while my daughter was on the swingset there. Reading this book of bear attack stories was more empowering than I expected, since it gets into the 'whys' of bear attacks, tells you what not to do, and explores the bear's reasons for attacking. At least now I know that running and fighting are useless, guns don't usually help, and that the best thing to do is make yourself seem non-threatening (play dead). The author explains why through these attack stories, which are sometimes difficult to read--very detailed--but serve a purpose beyond shock value. A large part of the book focuses on conservation of wildlife lands, the bear's role in the ecosystem, and overall respect for this animal who is actually less threatening than other dangers in national parks (car accidents, falls, etc. kill more). Definitely worthwhile reading for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, hunters, campers, and anyone too afraid of bears to enjoy the outdoors. Knowledge is power.
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