Wiley has taken liberties with reality here (quite apart from the bears): (1) too close to shore (2) ice too thin to support a human (3) no shelter, which tends to become hard to ignore when it’s 20 below and the wind is blowing across ice.
And then one must ask how the bears managed to get the coffee so close to the fisherman.
Pretty sure somewhere under the ice a big fish is sticking his bait-y looking tongue out at a smaller fish. Sometimes the Circle of life is pretty straight forward.
Wiley Bears (Ursa Sardonicus) the peculiar subspecies of ursine that have near human intelligence. Very sneaky. Been with humans since humans appeared a half a million years ago.
CORRECTION: I would love, for the next two weeks, to have Wiley Miller rerun the unredacted February 10, 2019 Renaissance Bears comic. After yesterday, I think papers would pay him extra for it!
eastern.woods.metal over 3 years ago
YEAH WILEY BEARS. This so reminds me of Bev Doolittle
Baarorso over 3 years ago
I’m afraid the end will be most GRIZZLY for this poor fisherman.;-/
sirbadger over 3 years ago
If he doesn’t drink it, maybe it will melt a hole in the ice.
jasonsnakelover over 3 years ago
The nure of lature He’d have to be blind not to see that thread.
Bilan over 3 years ago
Nothing like a nice iced coffee drinker.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
Hot drink in cold weather is a pretty alluring lure all right.
I Mad Am I over 3 years ago
Put “Starbucks” on the cup… and the Bear’s Larder will be as full as their bellies!
Enter.Name.Here over 3 years ago
I wanna see the solar powered Wileybear coffee maker.
in.amongst over 3 years ago
Looks like he has the bait and they have the switch.
AlijaHalilovic over 3 years ago
Anglers – monsters.
Sanspareil over 3 years ago
If he runs south and bears to the left then in a few minutes he could get his bearings straight and barely escape!
SmallMeadow over 3 years ago
With the thin ice this year, that cup of hot joe might just be enough to put our ice fisher under.
pcolli over 3 years ago
The ice melts, the cup drops….
paranormal over 3 years ago
They should have used a fish…
Say What? Premium Member over 3 years ago
What, no scones? That’s okay, I guess, because bear claws will be served shortly.
mikeyman over 3 years ago
Usually nature calls after the coffee.
Carolyn Saunders over 3 years ago
This one really cheered me up today – love Wiley Bear smiles
dot-the-I over 3 years ago
With some of the human species, a bottle of Jagermeister has been proven effective.
Lawrence.S over 3 years ago
It took the bears some time to find a mug with a hook, but between Etsy™ and eBay™ you can find anything for sale.
ollou90 over 3 years ago
Except for a recent coloring cartoon, this is the first plot-line featured Wiley bear cartoon in many months. And I am so GRATEFUL!
Yardley701 over 3 years ago
Bears only attack people when they feel threatened.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 3 years ago
YAY!!! WILEY BEARS!!! YAY!!!!!
Nuliajuk over 3 years ago
Most ice fishermen where I live have a hut and booze… if they actually manage to get a fish, it’s a bonus.
Màiri over 3 years ago
Wiley has taken liberties with reality here (quite apart from the bears): (1) too close to shore (2) ice too thin to support a human (3) no shelter, which tends to become hard to ignore when it’s 20 below and the wind is blowing across ice.
And then one must ask how the bears managed to get the coffee so close to the fisherman.
well-i-never over 3 years ago
Better take up that slack. Ice fishermen are quick.
bbenoit over 3 years ago
Simple enjoyment of a cartoon with no reference to anything. Thanks all!
greggie1 over 3 years ago
Shouldn’t the bears be hibernating?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Pretty sure somewhere under the ice a big fish is sticking his bait-y looking tongue out at a smaller fish. Sometimes the Circle of life is pretty straight forward.
Linguist over 3 years ago
Thanks for the laugh, Wiley.
We certainly need one this morning, after the shock and disgrace to democracy of yesterday’s instigated insurrection!
TiggerLeBounce over 3 years ago
ROFL! That might work!
WGillete over 3 years ago
Something to laugh about! Thank God! We’ve needed Wiley bears!
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 3 years ago
In other news, it’s a notable anniversary today:
2020-01-07 • Presidential Daily Brief: “Analysts concluded [coronavirus] could be a cataclysmic event.” • Trump did nothing.
2020-03-11 • WHO declared a global pandemic.
2020-04-15 • Trump suspended US funding of WHO.
2021-01-07 • US coronavirus deaths: 370,071 (52 weeks after PDB; 7117/week)
For comparison …
1941-12-07 • Pearl Harbor attack: 2,403
2001-09-11 • terrorist attacks: 2,977 (5 weeks after PDB warned Bush about it)
Korean War (33,686) + Vietnam War (58,220) + Afghan War (7,970): 99,876
WW1: 116,516 (83 weeks for US; 1403/week)
WW2: 418,500 (195 weeks for US; 2146/week)
Civil War: ~620,000 (213 weeks; 2911/week)
Spanish flu: ~675,000 (~117 weeks; 5769/week)
bigbadwolf49 over 3 years ago
From the expression on their faces Wiley Bears must be the friendliest creatures on earth
txmystic over 3 years ago
Fools! They should have used a Contigo™
eolan59 over 3 years ago
And they use a six-pack in summer. Gotta match the bait to the season
Ermine Notyours over 3 years ago
He likes his coffee black and his bears brown.
jessie d. Premium Member over 3 years ago
I think some of my family members after coffee in there veins rather than blood. I mean they are addicted.
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
Not sure what’s supposed to happen when they pull the string.
verticallychallenged Premium Member over 3 years ago
Tomato soup, toasted cheese sammich, and Wiley Bears… :)
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 3 years ago
Hook ’em, Dano.
AMBER1 over 3 years ago
Hey! This is decaf!!! It’s NOT what I asked for!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 3 years ago
Wiley Bears (Ursa Sardonicus) the peculiar subspecies of ursine that have near human intelligence. Very sneaky. Been with humans since humans appeared a half a million years ago.
ArtieEl over 3 years ago
CORRECTION: I would love, for the next two weeks, to have Wiley Miller rerun the unredacted February 10, 2019 Renaissance Bears comic. After yesterday, I think papers would pay him extra for it!
vanaals over 3 years ago
The Lore of Nature: With the right bait, you can catch anything.
Jujeebean over 3 years ago
I love the Wiley Bears…I send my mom comics everyday and when I see a WB it is a definite share.
bakana over 3 years ago
Where did the Wiley Bears get the Chocolate to make that Hot Chocolate?
There must be a Wiley Bear General Store around those woods somewhere.
Bill The Nuke over 3 years ago
If they got close enough to put the cup there, they were close enough to eat him.
ajakimber425 over 3 years ago
Ingenious!
Cactus-Pete over 3 years ago
I don’t get this one at all. Why are they trying to lure him when they had (and have) full access to him?
Laurie Stoker Premium Member over 3 years ago
I love the Wiley Bears!!!
franki_g over 3 years ago
Bait him with a little caff in a cup of joeand soon they’ll be enjoying a calf of Joe.