Bear Attack Advice
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This reminds me of the advice I got while in Montana last year when we had an encounter with what we thought was a bear (it was dusk and quite simple to confuse a huge black dog with a bear, trust me on this!)
When we got back to the lodge I got two pieces of advice when I mentioned we ran our butts off back to the car!
The first was to stand still, the other was to walk backwards slowly. The two who offered the advice are now the first on my 'going fishin' in bear country' buddy list!
I assume that is because it would be easier to outrun them while they are backing away slowly.Originally Posted by Jackster
When we got back to the lodge I got two pieces of advice when I mentioned we ran our butts off back to the car!
The first was to stand still, the other was to walk backwards slowly. The two who offered the advice are now the first on my 'going fishin' in bear country' buddy list!
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Ive always heard it is best to go fishing with someone slower than yourself.
Eric
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Elderly and overweight individuals should always be considered prime fishing partners when you venture into bear territory! 8TIve always heard it is best to go fishing with someone slower than yourself.
Eric
HAAA! Do that with me and you will see how fast an old fat guy can throw you to the bears!Elderly and overweight individuals should always be considered prime fishing partners when you venture into bear territory! 8T
Eric X2 - 8T - etal -
As usual, my inclination upon reading Doug's link was to post some serious minded comments.
I see that that would have been a HUGE mistake.
John
P.S. Do you know how to tell the difference between black bear scat and grizzly scat ??
The fish are always right.
Not sure, about the Black Bear, but Grizzly scat usually contains "Bear Whistles" and "little brass Bear Bells".
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Bears have feelings too! All we have to do is fish water that the Bears don't fish;http://www.travel-destination-pictur...-bears_492.jpg
Doug
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Paul -
Yep - at least that is what they always say up in Montana.
A couple years ago my wife and I hiked from the Many Glacier campground in Glacier National Park to the Grinnell Glacier. About a twelve mile round trip with a couple thousand feet elevation gain into a spectacular, remote setting. Along the way, we had to contour around a couple lakes. On the way up, we kept seeing FRESH bear scat, big piles still practically steaming, along the trail.
On the way down, we were contouring around the larger lake. A tour boat was stopped about fifty yards off shore, every one was looking at the hillside above us with binoculars, and the tour boat operator was saying something like only 10% of the people who come to Glacier get to see a bear.
On down the trail, we ran into another couple, who were stopped, looking at the hillside above the trail we had just come across. They loaned us their binoculars so we could get a good look at the large grizzly which was munching his way through the berry bushes just above the trail.
The couple told us that the grizzly had been working his way down the slope on a course that would have almost exactly intersected our path on the trail - but it appeared he heard our bear bells and started back up the slope just before we got to the point of intersection !!
So all joking aside - get bear bells and use them !!
John
P. S. Inscribe your name and address on the bells so the S & R folks know where to send the remains.
The fish are always right.
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