Bear Warning
In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and be alert for bears while in the bush. We advise outdoorsmen to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren’t expecting them. In addition, we advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity.
Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings: black bear dropping are smaller and contain lots of berries and squirrel fur.
Grizzly bear droppings contain little bells and smell like pepper.
deb responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 5:02 pm →
ROFL
laughingattheslut responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 6:05 pm →
That’s about right.
I knew some bears several years ago. I should post about it someday.
Moonbeam responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 6:53 pm →
LOL…so this means, if you are in a bush and bare watch out for bear?
And…hang tight to your bells and pepper spray.
No really, I get it. LOL, priceless.
dmarks responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 7:57 pm →
Someday I might post about the only bear I ever saw in the wild, near Cadillac. I’m pretty sure he was not wearing a muzzle, too. I’d better stop before I make the entire post right here.
Andy responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 11:10 pm →
Fishing gear in Alaska:
1. Fishing License
2. Fishing pole
3. Fishing Tackle
4. .44 magnum
I’m not making this up. A group of us went to Alaska last summer to do some work for a Christian youth camp. Any time we went to the river to go fishing, the camp director gave us his .44. Why a .44 magnum? Because a .357 magnum only makes the bears mad. We did not shoot at any (we saw several) and the one that got a little too interested in our salmon catch, well, we didn’t have to outrun the bear, just the other fishermen.
And the comment about droppings is probably right, pepper spray only adds seasoning.
babybull40 responds:
Posted: May 2nd, 2007 at 5:54 am →
Really funny..where do you find this stuff?
Beth responds:
Posted: May 2nd, 2007 at 8:29 am →
You made Grizzly, I mean Grizzy, laugh right out loud at this one.
You ROCK, woman!
And we love you. And miss you.