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A good friend was deer hunting years ago in Montana after shooting a deer and he another hunter were skinning and cleaning it a Grizzly came by for some fresh meat. They did not want to shot the bear and the rifles were probably light for Grizzly anyway, so my friend blew his whistle hard and long and that scared the bear off, and did not return. So a whistle and spray might be a good combination. Also every hiker / camper / hunter should always carry a good loud whistle as an emergency signaling device anyway.
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if a bear charges me, I figure he or she is going to lose traction when I turn to run away. And I don't think I can aim bear spray over my shoulder to hit it in the face.
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I had heard bears like pepper on their food. I'm going moose hunting this fall and if a grizzly is coming after me it's going to be more than a condiment going his way....Mike
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rray32539
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Bear Advisory
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a bear advisory for visitors of the national parks forests this summer.
Forest Service officials are urging everyone to protect themselves by wearing small bells and carrying pepper spray.
Campers should be alert for signs of fresh bear activity, and they should know the difference between the droppings of the American black bear and that of the grizzly bear.
Black bear droppings are rather small and round. Sometimes you can see fruit seeds and/or squirrel fur in it.
Grizzly bear droppings can be distinguished from black bear droppings, as the scat of the grizzly commonly contains bells, and smells like pepper spray.
Individuals who seek further information should contact their local park ranger or Forest Service representative.
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chili7
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rray32539 wrote:Bear Advisory
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a bear advisory for visitors of the national parks forests this summer.
Forest Service officials are urging everyone to protect themselves by wearing small bells and carrying pepper spray.
Campers should be alert for signs of fresh bear activity, and they should know the difference between the droppings of the American black bear and that of the grizzly bear.
Black bear droppings are rather small and round. Sometimes you can see fruit seeds and/or squirrel fur in it.
Grizzly bear droppings can be distinguished from black bear droppings, as the scat of the grizzly commonly contains bells, and smells like pepper spray.
Individuals who seek further information should contact their local park ranger or Forest Service representative.
LMAO!!
The only time you need to worry about bears are:
a) You have a cute bear cub licking your leg and Momma comes up over the ridge and sees you and..
b) It is dark, or near dark and you go for a long walk in the woods. The bear then sees that you have offered yourself up as food for the lucky bear that finds you. Even then, only a desperate bear will charge.
Native Americans say that a bear sees you twenty times before you see it once. They just want to be left alone and unthreatened so they can go about their business.
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HardrockMiner
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Here's an interesting article about a man/bear encounter. Don't know if bear spray would have worked, but the man probably would have loved to have some handy...
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/08/25/4445246-sun.html
Hunter kills mother grizzly bear with knife as she charged and attacked
By DEREK LOGAN, SUN MEDIA
GRANDE PRAIRIE -- A hunter who fought off and mortally wounded a charging grizzly bear last week said he had no chance to run and was forced to defend himself.
Chris McLellan, 32, was scouting locations for bow-hunting in a farmer's oat field about 25 km southwest of Grande Prairie Aug. 15 when he ran into the mother grizzly with three cubs.
McLellan said the bear had been partially concealed by a knoll in the field and he didn't see her until she stood up in front of him 60 yards away.
"I started to shake, man," McLellan told Sun Media as he continues to recover from his injuries at an Edmonton hospital.
"I had a camouflage mask on so I took that off so that she could see that I was a human, thinking that would scare her away. I started waving my arms and screaming and it never fazed her. She just dropped down to all fours and charged."
There was no room for choice, said McLellan, as the distance was too short and the bear would have run him down.
"She never slowed down," he said.
"She never made a turn. She was attacking. There was no bluffing. She just stared into my eyes the whole time and you could just hear her coming, huffing and puffing across that field."
McLellan had driven out to the field down Secondary Highway 666 before turning onto Range Road 73 and driving about four km.
He had only a digital camera and a hunting knife with 12-inch blade when he encountered the bear.
"I put my knife above my head and waited for her to hit me," he said. "She just mowed into me like a football check."
The grizzly rammed into his stomach and then grabbed his left arm with her jaws. As the two went down, McLellan plunged the knife into her back between the shoulder and neck.
The bear then bit him on his torso and his right arm but McLellan managed to stab her again twice in the neck.
The grizzly then turned and walked way, allowing McLellan to get up even though his left arm was now broken.
"I didn't even look at her at all," he said.
"I didn't even know I had killed it until the following day."
McLellan then met a farmer who called 911.
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HardrockMiner
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"Native Americans say that a bear sees you twenty times before you see it once. They just want to be left alone and unthreatened so they can go about their business."
If that twenty times is true... then I'm gonna be really upset! I shot the 21st bear in the berry field yesterday. I really can't understand how I missed seeing the first twenty...
Actually, upon thinking about it, there must have been 63 bears where I was hunting today. Two of them ran fast enough that all I saw was south ends of north facing bears.
BTW, while I was a long way into the woods, it was far from dark. Bright sun, great big clearings full of blueberry bushes.
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Found something that may be of interest to tenters in the boondocks. I was doing a search for bear bangers (kind of a big firecracker that makes a loud noise) and stumbled across a gadget that might be ideal for scaring away middle of the night bear visits.
http://www.bearsmart.com/bearsBackyard/Deterrents.html
Critter Gitter
Using passive infrared, body heat and motion detection, Critter Gitter detects animals moving into its protected area. It then makes ear piercing sounds (and flashing lights) to send them fleeing. Once the animal has cleared the area Critter Gitter automatically resets itself. This detector changes its sound and light patterns with each intrusion and protects a diagonal area of up to 40' (depending on the size of the animal). It comes complete with a 9-volt alkaline battery and a protective weather bag. The strobe siren enhancer is an auxiliary and separate source of light and sound greatly augmenting the effect of the device.
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rray32539 wrote:
Native Americans say that a bear sees you twenty times before you see it once.
No we don't. A bear has poor eyesight, but they can smell a Hershey bar from a half mile away.
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chili7
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Ozimo wrote:rray32539 wrote:
Native Americans say that a bear sees you twenty times before you see it once.
No we don't. A bear has poor eyesight, but they can smell a Hershey bar from a half mile away.
LOL!! You win Abraham! Maybe they were saying it smells you 20 times. I can't argue with an expert and I know you are if you live in Resolute. Thanks for your input.
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