Bear hunting with a switch?

[Jstpssng]

I'm not sure if bear comments from the lower 48 states fit in the Alaskan bear discussion, but years ago a I had a coworker who had recently graduated with a double Forestry/Wildlife major. One day he and his buddy came back to the office, laughing about the bear cubs they had seen in a tree. When Jeff, the wildlife grad told of climbing up a tree after them I commented about the wisdom of that stunt. "Oh", he said, "Adult bears can't climb trees." (Even if they couldn't, I don't advise POing the mother off of any species) Just a week later one of the Foresters came back from his weekly helicopter trip and told of watching a bear and her cubs in a poplar tree, breaking the tops off and eating the buds.

On bells and bears; in springtime my last dog used to wear a bell to warn all of the new mothers of her presence. One day we were walking down a winter road back to the truck... a startled bear ran off about 30 feet from us. So much for wearing a bell to alert the bears.

 

[RoyKing]

They make pepper spray for bears large can and shoots 30 feet, park rangers say it the most effective way to deter attacks, usually just whiff in the wind sends them on the way. I keep one by the door and one in the car figure it will deter most 2 and 4 leg critters.

 

[Zerk]

I put bear bells on the dogs, especially when baiting on my property for bears. Bird hunters used to use them before electric collars.

 

[dougtrr2]

Ran into this yesterday , different accounts in different states and with different calburs . A little long but good read for those interested .


Defense Against Bears with Pistols: 97% Success rate, 37 Incidents

Call me strange but I have also studied a little about bear scat , for instance how to tell griz scat from black bear etc .

Just to add on. Since many people recommend wearing bells and carrying pepper spray, it is very easy to tell the difference between griz scat and other bear scat. Griz scat will contain bells and smell like pepper spray.

Doug in SW IA

 

[ovrszd]

Just to add on. Since many people recommend wearing bells and carrying pepper spray, it is very easy to tell the difference between griz scat and other bear scat. Griz scat will contain bells and smell like pepper spray.

Doug in SW IA

Now that right there is funny!!!!

 

[bullbreaker]

Just to add on. Since many people recommend wearing bells and carrying pepper spray, it is very easy to tell the difference between griz scat and other bear scat. Griz scat will contain bells and smell like pepper spray.

Doug in SW IA

:thumbsup:

 

[Jstpssng]

Just to add on. Since many people recommend wearing bells and carrying pepper spray, it is very easy to tell the difference between griz scat and other bear scat. Griz scat will contain bells and smell like pepper spray.

Doug in SW IA

I'd heard that's the difference between good bears and bad bears, but it's your story so you own the punch line.