Bear encounters

pabooger

The Oregon State Dept of Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers,
hunters,
fishermen and golfers to take extra precautions and be on the
alert for
bears this summer.
They advise people to wear noise-producing devices such as little
bells on
their clothing to alert but not startle the bears unexpectedly.
They also advise you to carry pepper spray in case of an
encounter with a
bear.
People should be able to recognize the presence of bears in an
area by their
droppings:
Black bear droppings are smaller and contain berry residue and
possibly
squirrel fur.
Grizzly bear droppings have little bells in them and smell like
pepper
spray.




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dakotashooter2

I have to laugh every time I hear the "bell" recommendation. Most of the bells sold at the junk shops in bear country are a joke. They are the cheap brass "sleigh bell" type and are barely perceivable at more than 10 feet on a calm day. Granted a bears hearing is better than ours but the crunch of rocks and twigs underfoot is as likely to be heard as these crummy little bells. I have encountered people with bells on the trail and heard their footsteps long before the bells.

dheffley

Pa', I'm looking for one of those Grizzly's. I know a troll who plans to drop one in his tracks with his Jennings .25 ACP. So if you see any droppings that have .25's in it, you'll know he was there![:D]

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0311marine

i live here in oregon there are a few bears ,there is a place everyone goes camping and fishing around here it is called green peter resevoir i know its a funny name,but one camping trip a few years back i was home on leave me and the buds went camping up there way up high in the mountains we have a rule while were camping and getting drunk if your drinking no gun.so my gun was locked up safe in my car i was packing a buzz and it was my turn and a buddies to get firewood so we started scavagering for in it in the dark with a lantern all of a sudden a rumbling throu the woods coming for us my buddy nick shines his maglite at the direction and there was a big ol black bear looking at us man was i scared he started growling and snarling,so me being buzzed and all i was instant sober i didnt know what to do so i threw my lantern at it . it nailed the bear and made a loud bang the bear took off running scared throu the bushes .eveyone came running up to where we were because they heard the noise and everyone had a gun they were like what happened nick told them "a bear came at us and quinn(myself) hit him with a lantern and the bear took off" everybody was like holy crap we put out the small fire from the lantern ,and i had a another beer because i couldnt beleive what i just did today my freinds still talk about the incident when we go camping they always say if any dangerous animal comes out of the forest dont worry because quinn will hit it with a lantern.[8D]


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