Jeffrey Earl wrote: >An excerpt from an article in the Missoulan: > > > >- If you run into a bear in the woods, throw rocks at >it and take a cub hostage until the bear backs down. > > Turons visiting Alaska, and hiking along the mountain trails, wear little silver bells to alert the bears that someone was coming, the intent of which was to give the bears a chance to vacate the trails, so there would be no untoward encounters along the way. Now-a-days, Fish and Game Biologists determine the health of the bears and whether they are getting plenty to eat by counting the number of silver bells found in the bear scats on the trails!!!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver (Yeah, I know, but it is Frydaye!!!) |
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