Bears don't know their own strength - so we should never underestimate what it may be. A griz carried off a 1400 lb moose for me one time. And in McKinley one time I saw a Griz throwing rocks and boulders like ping pong balls when digging out a ground squirrel. That bear had that squirrel in a heart beat. Bears - whatever their subspecies - I don't want to tangle with. John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 6/27/2010 4:15 PM, BenT Syncro wrote: > On the theme of distracting the bears, why not keep a bunch of > squirrels with strips of bacon tied to their waist? Put them in a cage > with a remotely operated latch just outside your Westy. When a bear > approaches release the latch and scream, "RUN like Forrest to the > forest, Rocky. RUN!" ;-) > > And on the subject of the Westy as a hardside camper: I've gotten as > close to bears as I ever want to be through the TV. I was watching a > program where this bear tore off the doors in this car to get at food > stored inside. Last time I checked, Westies and even hardtop Vanagons > are not much different from regular cars. They have glass windows. The > bear probably sees a Vanagon like a deli case. Goodies can be viewed > from outside. Break the glass, then pry door off through the opening. > "Look BooBoo. It's just like a picky-nic basket." > > I'll stick with my first plan > > > BenT > > Sent from my bacon wrapped squirrel > ;-) > > On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:36 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: >> up the van. BTW at those times >> the bears seem to take very little notice of us camping, so much >> other food around. >> >> cheers >> >> alistair > > |
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