New Bear warnings out!

[.45 Dave]

 

[Aggar]

Haha. I'll keep my eyes open for bells!

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I've actually seen one of those signs in person...

Quite funny!

-J-

 

[HamsterStyle]

Hahaha

 

[HICKMAN]

lmao, nice!

 

[badmac183]

Lmao

 

[TJSaltdog]

I pissed my pants.

 

[throttletony]

Love it! On a serious note, a good friend of mine was at GLacier Natl Park and had 2 black bear cubs AND their mother cross about 60 yds the trail in front of them. They didn't seem to notice or care about the humans and moved along without incident. If that were an encounter at 10yds, who knows what would have happened. Glacier is great because they allow you to legally carry in the park -- bring enough gun.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

60 yards? Still too close for my personal comfort - especially a sow with two cubs!!!

Hope they (the people) were upwind!

-J-

Love it! On a serious note, a good friend of mine was at GLacier Natl Park and had 2 black bear cubs AND their mother cross about 60 yds the trail in front of them. They didn't seem to notice or care about the humans and moved along without incident. If that were an encounter at 10yds, who knows what would have happened. Glacier is great because they allow you to legally carry in the park -- bring enough gun.

 

[lucky4034]

The bear likely smelled them 20 minutes before the encounter....

 

[indyjoe]

Reminds me of the guy buying a .44 Mag revolver before heading to Alaska for defense from bears.

The shop owner asks him if he would like the front site filed down.

Guys asks if this is because you normally shoot low during the stress of a bear attack.

Owners says, Nah. Just makes it hurt less after you empty the gun into him and the grizzly takes it from you and shoves it up your ass.

 

[printcraft]

I pissed my pants.

Good to know.



But what does that have to do with this thread?

 

[bsmant]

Love it! On a serious note, a good friend of mine was at GLacier Natl Park and had 2 black bear cubs AND their mother cross about 60 yds the trail in front of them. They didn't seem to notice or care about the humans and moved along without incident. If that were an encounter at 10yds, who knows what would have happened. Glacier is great because they allow you to legally carry in the park -- bring enough gun.

My wife and I spent a week there last year. It is an absolutely wonderful place, to which we will be returning. I carried a 44mag every time we were out on the trail, and my wife who generally doesn't like to be near guns verified that I had 'the big gun' every time we got out of the truck, and that it was within reach when we went to bed at night.

The only bear we saw was a black cub in the woods to the side of the road as we were driving that day, nothing on the trail.

I'm very glad I didn't need the gun, 44mag would only be marginal against a grizzly, and there would be a lot of paperwork, but I am certainly glad I carried it, just in case.

 

[kalboy]

The bear likely smelled them 20 minutes before the encounter....

if not longer, what was the old native American sayiing? A hawk could see a single snowflake fall, a deer could hear it fall and a bear could smell it.

 

[Kaardomos]

My wife and I spent a week there last year. It is an absolutely wonderful place, to which we will be returning. I carried a 44mag every time we were out on the trail, and my wife who generally doesn't like to be near guns verified that I had 'the big gun' every time we got out of the truck, and that it was within reach when we went to bed at night.

The only bear we saw was a black cub in the woods to the side of the road as we were driving that day, nothing on the trail.

I'm very glad I didn't need the gun, 44mag would only be marginal against a grizzly, and there would be a lot of paperwork, but I am certainly glad I carried it, just in case.

I went in 2008. Saw both a black bear and a grizzly. Wish I could've got a pic of the griz.

Black Bear by Steven Berry, on Flickr

The scenery isn't bad either.


Many Glacier Hotel by Steven Berry, on Flickr

Avalanche Creek 4 by Steven Berry, on Flickr

 

[Mark 1911]

Was in Yukon near the Alaska border on my Goldwing when Mr Griz walked up out of the ditch about 25 yards in front of me and I stopped. First minute I was wondering how the heck I was going to turn my big ol bike around on that gravel before I became an ours'devour. I was in Canada, so I had no peashooter with me. I guess he must have already ate breakfast that morning, as I am still here to share it with you. I would have offered him some nail clippers, but something told me he would not be interested. Good thing I brought some extra underwear.

 

[Titanium Man]

Was in Yukon near the Alaska border on my Goldwing when Mr Griz walked up out of the ditch about 25 yards in front of me and I stopped. First minute I was wondering how the heck I was going to turn my big ol bike around on that gravel before I became an ours'devour. I was in Canada, so I had no peashooter with me. I guess he must have already ate breakfast that morning, as I am still here to share it with you. I would have offered him some nail clippers, but something told me he would not be interested. Good thing I brought some extra underwear.

Incredible experience!

 

[cbowman75]

Priceless!!!!

 

[rcdouble2]

Momma bear was scouting for lunch, baby bears were too dam picky! That how it works in my family.

 

[Ted]

if not longer, what was the old native American sayiing? A hawk could see a single snowflake fall, a deer could hear it fall and a bear could smell it.

When I watched one of the episodes of 'Mountain Men' on NATGEO, the moderator stated that the bear has a sense of smell 2100 times greater than that of humans.