overcoming nerves in bear country 2 ,th e report..

“Well survived the 5 days in Algonquin,awsome weather.Had a tougher time with the nerves,then I ever had,not to bad during the day,but had a hard time sleeping at night.(which is odd since my bear encounter was during day light hours)

On our 2nd night had something big run through our campsite,what ever it was,it made the tent shake.Lots of twig snapping and branch breaking during the night,but the food bags remained untouched.

Not gonna let fear get the best of me and am planning a trip for October,like some one said time to get back on the horse.

One of the things I noticed was that a lot of people don`t know what they`re doing in the interior.My wife and I saw plenty of sites with their food bags hanging over tents ,or mere feet from the tent,saw several sites with food just laying around.I think it should be mandatory that people going into the interior with little or no experince should have a 2 hour course with a hands on test at the end before heading out.”

“That's why the "big thing" tromped through your site and headed for another. Easier pickings somewhere else. Critters ain't stupid. Course it could have been a moose too. they can get pretty big and they's clumsy as.... well... as a moose.”

“Yeah I figured it to be a moose,there`s very few deer in Algonquin and a bear or wolf,just isn`t going to be that noisy,sure was loud though.”

“Yeah, probably a moose. Bears and wolves don't make things shake, unless it's your carcass as they waggle their head back and forth:)”

“If you've ever come upon a bear, and he crashed, you would know that bears can make a lot of noise. They will run pretty straight, breaking almost everything in front of them. All the small stuff snaps and breaks under their charge, even the small trees. Even if you don't see the bear, you can't mistake the noise.”

“I don't carry a bear bell, although I wonder sometimes if I should. I don't get into grizzly country as of yet. I do sometimes wonder if the bells don't act like the bells on the ice cream trucks. Treats on the move....”

“ive heard but not seen bears a couple of times. they are indeed noisy creatures

i dont think bells are all that necessary except in grizzly country, or where bears on the trail are a serious problem. its usually in campsites/grounds that theyre a problem anyway, right?”

“Here's a tip - Don't ever tell your group that singing will distract bears. You may just get somebody who decides to sing show tunes the whole freaking two day hike.

So much for getting back to nature!”

“Course, could've been a squirrel and an overactive imagination...”

“those little suckers make a hella lot of noise for such little chattering bastards”

“Course, could've been a squirrel and an overactive imagination...”

Uh that`d be a not..........we had a deranged squirrel on our site,this was a lot louder then he/she was.What ever ran by made the tent shake....it was no squirrel,and that`d be a negative on the imagination thing,it woke me up.Hard to imagine something when your sleeping.”

“Hard to imagine something when your sleeping.
paddles
12:39:43 PM
8/13/07

well maybe but I once woke up in my hammock convinced that a bear had just sniffed it - a bit of a panic attack”

“I was once woken by a Monster of animal. Chipmunks. Man are they noisy #&%!$s running through leaves and trying to get my whiskey.”

“I once woke up in my hammock convinced that a bear had just sniffed it - a bit of a panic attack”
Hog On Ice
12:47:35 PM
8/13/07

The image that immediately springs to my sick little perverted mind is the bear scurrying around gathering firewood for a nice bonfire. Might as well make use of a pig roast, specially when it is already on the rotisserie setup.”

“I've got the perfect prescription to calm your nerves in bear country:

”

“if you need one of those, dont go”

“Chin, Troy and I just spent a week in Griz country with no pepper spray and no problems. Follow all the precautions and just know if it's your time to go there is nothing you can do about it and you'll have a good time.”

“my wife an i were hiking in a remote part of Shenandoah a couple weeks ago and saw a bear cub...we didn't stick around to see mama...my wife's hart was beating a mile a minute by the time we got out...it didn't help that i was shouting YO BEAR! and i think she could pick up on the fact that i was a little worried myself”

“Scary Very...Ive always loved this one

One summer, a fellow from the big city was going on a camping trip into the Rocky Mountains. He got all his gear, made the drive, and was at a local shop just before starting his hike into the wilderness.
He says to the store clerk, 'Say, do you all have bears around here?'

'Yep,' replied the clerk.

'What kind?'

'Well, we've got black bears and grizzly bears.'

The hiker replied, 'OK, I guess I better get some of these bear bells then. That way, when I'm hiking the bears will know I'm coming and I won't startle them.' He gets a couple bells and takes them to the counter to pay.

'By the way, is there any way to tell if there are grizzly bears or black bears around?', he asked.

'Sure,' replies the clerk, ' just check their scat to see what type of bear is around. You can tell the type of bear by what's in its scat.'

'Hmmm, what would I expect to see in the scat?' asked the hiker as he picked up his bells to leave.

'Well, black bear scat's got berries, leaves, some grass. Grizzly bear scat's got bear bells.'”

“You know the dif between a Black Bear & a Grizzley Bear????

...a black bear will climb a tree & eat ya....the grizzley bear will knock down the tree & eat ya....

...old joke...sorry....”

“A couple friends went up to Ark. where my wife and I are planning a camping trip this fall. They saw blacks around the area. Now my wife is worried we might see em too. I'm sure we might though they are smaller ones, perhaps only 200 pounds or so. I suspect we wouldn't have much problems with em if we stick to the rules.”

“Grizzly bear scat's got bear bells

and smells like pepper spray”

“We saw 5 bears on the second day in Glacier, brown colored mother with a black, blonde, and brown baby. Then a few days later we saw 3 grizzly mothers, one with 2 cubs, the other two with 1 cub each. I have pictures.”

“That is one fine piece of gear. I would enjoy that next to me anytime.”

“Not me, Pit, can you imagine firing a .454 Casull in the little snubbie?”

“oh yes, I can, and how sweet it is, being close.”