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Just saw it. I bet he was sleeping with his food.
You know...I don't think they found the bear that attacked that kid in his hammock.Lost in the right direction. -
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If there's a bear cable, I use it.Lost in the right direction.
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Rasty wrote:
The Smokies and Adirondacks have been the only places I've hung my food
bearshumans.I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else doesThe post was edited 1 time, last by WanderingStovie ().
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Is this the same area that had multiple recent reports of a problem bear with cubs in tow?Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
Is this the same area that had multiple recent reports of a problem bear with cubs in tow?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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WanderingStovie wrote:
Rasty wrote:
The Smokies and Adirondacks have been the only places I've hung my food
bearshumans.
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TrafficJam wrote:
Just saw it. I bet he was sleeping with his food.
You know...I don't think they found the bear that attacked that kid in his hammock.
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TrafficJam wrote:
Just saw it. I bet he was sleeping with his food.
You know...I don't think they found the bear that attacked that kid in his hammock.
They need to open a hunting season to thin the population and hopefully re-teach the bears to be fearful of humans.RIAP -
mental note wrote:
WanderingStovie wrote:
Rasty wrote:
The Smokies and Adirondacks have been the only places I've hung my food
bearshumans.
I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does -
Rasty wrote:
The Smokies and Adirondacks have been the only places I've hung my food
In Eastern High Peaks in the Adirondacks, the law says you need to use a canister. And it can't be a BearVault. They thought that problem was over when a hunter got Yellow-Yellow, but it seems that Yellow-Yellow taught her cubs to open BearVaults. If I ever decide to make a serious start on the 46, I think a Bearikade might be in my future. Darn, they're expensive, though.I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here. -
AnotherKevin wrote:
Rasty wrote:
The Smokies and Adirondacks have been the only places I've hung my food
In Eastern High Peaks in the Adirondacks, the law says you need to use a canister. And it can't be a BearVault. They thought that problem was over when a hunter got Yellow-Yellow, but it seems that Yellow-Yellow taught her cubs to open BearVaults. If I ever decide to make a serious start on the 46, I think a Bearikade might be in my future. Darn, they're expensive, though.
I use the Garcia Bear Container. Its cumbersome and heavy but makes for a great camp chair!RIAPThe post was edited 1 time, last by A.T.Lt ().
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A.T.Lt wrote:
If you visit the Adk High Peak Information Center they have examples on display of what a bear can do to the BearVault. They adamantly recommend you not to use them. They have one thats ripped up pretty bad. Yellow-Yellow the Bear was known for her ability to open them. She was also a town backpack thief as seen in this video.
(snip)
I use the Garcia Bear Container. Its cumbersome and heavy but makes for a great camp chair!
I had to chase a raccoon in Harriman once when the little thief was dragging my (empty) backpack away. Poor thing must have been desperate. Temperature was about -3F at the time, so it took me a few moments to get out of my bag and give chase.
The Garcia is all that I've ever used, because I've not been where they're required very much, and it's all that the outfitter in Lake Placid rents. I think the small opening bugs me nearly as much as the weight. With a Bearikade, the whole end comes off.I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here. -
AnotherKevin wrote:
Places like the extreme upper reaches of the Neversink, I might break the law and sleep with food, because neither the habituated bears nor the rangers ever seem to bushwhack up that way.
And because your delinguent hiking partner suggests it?
In Eastern High Peaks in the Adirondacks, the law says you need to use a canister. And it can't be a BearVault. They thought that problem was over when a hunter got Yellow-Yellow, but it seems that Yellow-Yellow taught her cubs to open BearVaults. If I ever decide to make a serious start on the 46, I think a Bearikade might be in my future. Darn, they're expensive, though.
Just hang out at Amicolola for a few days and you can pick up one for free on the side of the approach trail.Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them. -
Found out today, he wasn't sleeping with his food, but he was sleeping with coconut scented sunscreen. That's some strong smelling stuff. The bear bit the man through his tent. Imagine how scary THAT would be! Guy is said to be ok, walked away, but of course, quite shaken.www.appalachiantrailclarity.com - Life on the A.T.
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sheepdog wrote:
GSMNP has the scariest bears I've ever seen. Not afraid of people at all. They need a hunting season. One bears and on the tourons that feed the bears.
www.appalachiantrailclarity.com - Life on the A.T.
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself. -
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?Lost in the right direction.
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Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
My wife keeps petering me over the years to "did you put your sun screen on"...well I've prolly ruined at least 5 of my favorite summer shirts with sun screen, I think I'd just rather die. Cause let's face it, if you've had as many sun burns as a kid as I have, yur beat.
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Drybones wrote:
Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
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No. No they are not. One of my favorite moments on (another) dreary day in the Shenandoahs. Only 40 seconds long.
youtube.com/watch?v=N1tRE00RJ6Ewww.appalachiantrailclarity.com - Life on the A.T.
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself. -
sheepdog wrote:
Drybones wrote:
Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
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Drybones wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
Drybones wrote:
Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
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Drybones wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
Drybones wrote:
Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
bacon can solve most any problem. -
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mental note wrote:
goin' to see Todd Rundgren on Saturday, Yippy, been about 25 years since I've seen him.
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sheepdog wrote:
Drybones wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
Drybones wrote:
Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
Drybones wrote:
Even the deer in SNP are not afraid of people,
TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
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max.patch wrote:
mental note wrote:
goin' to see Todd Rundgren on Saturday, Yippy, been about 25 years since I've seen him.
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TrafficJam wrote:
Do you think bears are attracted to Bourbon?
Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you! -
The deer all along the trail seem they are not afraid of hikers and greet them friendlyThe will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.
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So, if you think you might be the salt of the earth, don't hike there.I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does
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montana mac wrote:
The deer all along the trail seem they are not afraid of hikers and greet them friendly
He said "Won't you be a dear and give me a kiss?"Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you! -
My first encounter with that deer was when I had dropped off on a side trail to get water. I spotted it and stopped to take a picture. Once the deer spotted me it didn't run off. Instead it walked up to me and sniffed my legs. I went and got my water then back tracked about 1/2 mile on the AT to a camp spot I had found. Was setting up the tent when the deer arrived and hung around. Finally I had to chase it off cause it kept trying to walk over the tent.The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.
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