TOPE #17 Bear Shots...??
On Fri, 17 May 2002 17:49:48 -0400
"tom wagner" <sally30@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok my bear story...
A friend and I were backpacking in the Great Smokey
Mountains, black bear capitol of the lower 48. We were
novice hikers at the time and planned to spend the night
in the wilderness. Despite every possible warning notice
from the forest service to either burn you garbage or
suspend it and your food from a tree before calling it a
night...we decided...nahhh
Well next morning one of the backpacks was missing from
the side of our tent inches away from our thoughtless
heads. Upon investigation of the surrounding area we
located the missing pack (one with the food supply)
shredded into at least 25-30 pieces. Moral of the story
give a bear an opportunity to introduce itself to
you...it will
BTW, we got some spectacular forest and rushing water
shots
On Fri, 17 May 2002 18:46:15 -0300
"Wayne Culberson" <waynecul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To put the risk of Black Bears into perspective, about 37
people have been
killed by these bears in North America over the past 100
years.
Statistically speaking, you have a greater chance of
being killed by
lightning or bee stings than Black Bears in the wild.
Although bear repellent is all the rage these days, a
much more effective
safeguard is a simple small airhorn (the kind that work
from a small can of
compressed air). These will usually send a bear running
before they get
anywhere near to you.
Bruce Hamm
Ottawa, Canada
bhamm@xxxxxxxx
If I'm going into bear country, which is quite common
around here, I carry
something a little more likely to put the odds in my
favor than an airhorn.
It does make a noise , plus it has other advantages as
well. There are a lot
of bear baits in this area, which can make them act more
aggressively than
just normal encounters. Females with cubs are particulary
not to be fooled
with, especially this time of year. I'm not sure about
your statistics on
deaths from bear attacks, but I know of some attacks that
have resulted in
some nasty injuries that have occured in my lifetime in
this small part of
Canada alone. And we only have black bears. Generally
however, they are
harder to find than get rid of. I've managed to
photograph a few. Been
thinking about how to get a good photo of a live one.
Wayne
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