If you see a Bear in the woods.....
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Don't play Dead.....
This big beastie came out of the trees to check me out. Fortunately, it was just curious and we both went on our way. Very exciting though.
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Good size black bear. Never
Good size black bear. Never gets old.
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At the house last Easther.
At the house last Easter in Tahoe.
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Another in Tahoe cleaning the
Another in Tahoe cleaning the grill
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>>> Don't play Dead.....
>>> Don't play Dead.....
I usually throw on some Stringdusters, not the Dead. Though a good "Dark Star" could keep 'em busy for a while.
Wow Stringtwang! That's a pulse riser. AND you got a pic. Cool. Glad things went the way they did. What an experience. Black bear? Found the advice. Not sure it's the same for all bears.
https://bearwise.org/bear-safety-tips/bear-encounters/
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BEAR !
BEAR !
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Seen in North Portland:
Seen in North Portland:
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Does a bear shit in the woods
Does a bear shit in the woods?
If you see a bear in the woods, don't shit your pants!
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Going for 2 weeks in and
Going for 2 weeks in and around Yellowstone next week, any Yellowstone tales of bear encounters out there? We're going to rent bear spray canisters and faithfully follow bear country guideline, use bear boxes and store nothing in the car. Any hints and tips would be appreciated Thank You!
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We've got bears on the mining
We've got bears on the mining claims... and whether or not they shit in the woods, one did dig up a dumping of mine and ate it, yikes! (Sorry, no pics)
But here's a pic of the spotted skunk that use to live under my bunk just to add some cuteness to this thread;
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I've seen a couple videos of
I've seen a couple videos of bears(the same one?) recently within a mile of my house. Black bears of course.
"Don't play dead" Don't run either, those f'ers are fast.
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bear don't care
bear don't care
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I had a near run-in with a
I had a near run-in with a young, male black bear about 25 years ago at a campground on Jenny Lake in Wyoming. It was first light, and we both kind of spooked each other, which is never good, but I kept my head and lifted my arms above me to appear bigger and started slowly walking backwards to my van while saying things like "Hey, bear' in an even-toned voice. He kept pace with me to the van, but then seemed a bit confused when I got inside. He sat looking at me for a few seconds, and then lifted himself up with his paws on the window. That was close enough for me, so I started up the van and drive off real slow. He followed me for a few yards, and then headed back into the trees. Nobody ever believed me when I explained how the driver's door on the van got its scratch marks though.
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That's wild.
That's wild.
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Son and I had a bears
Son and I had a bears encounter hiking up Cascade Canyon at Jenny Lake/Grand Tetons Wyoming! At a wider area of the trail there were 2 juvenile black bears just roaming around with people near, the people gave distance and the bears couldn't have cared. Up the trail another mile and a small black bear scooted across the trail about 30 feet ahead of us, disappeared into the woods.
THEN hiking about a quarter mile up from that, on a small skinny section of the trail, a larger one came lumbering around a corner just following the trail, walking straight towards us, less than 10 yards away. We backed up to an area where we could get off the trail but could only get about 3 feet off the trail. With bear spray out and armed, the bear came walking down the trail, past us close enough that I literally could have POKED THE BEAR with my hiking pole!!!!!! OMMFFFG!!!!! I have never bee so amazed and terrified at the same time. My head swims and my entire body tingles and trembles even just thinking about it. Luckily the bear could have cared less about us and plodded off down the trail after only giving us the side eye while passing by. The group hiking behind us had a similar encounter abet they were able to get further off the trail where they were.
Later hiking up near the fork, a moose and a bear were having a standoff, the moose was slowly advancing on the bear and the bear was keeping it's distance as the moose claimed his territory. Moose was definitely King Of The Mountain in this situation, the bear retreated across a stream and evaporated into the scrub,
Good times, new underwear! Whew!
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Years ago, camping up in
Years ago, camping up in Payson, AZ., woke up and walked out of the tent naked. Walked around being "nature boy" for a few minutes, then spotted two cubs. Had no idea where mama was, and didn't know if I was in between her and them but didn't stick around to find out. Thought about the fact the bear wouldn't have to pick my clothes from her teeth, I was a ready-to-eat meal.
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Two guys are camping when
Two guys are camping when they see an angry bear approaching. One guy bends down and begins changing his boots to a pair of running shoes. The other guy says "What are you doing that for? You can't outrun a bear." The other guy says "That's right, I only need to outrun you."
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This pic was taken about a
This pic was taken about a year ago in front of my backyard neighbor's house.