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In Reply to: RE: The worst possible thing... posted by genungo on September 26, 2014 at 12:39:59
It was a Black Bear, not a Grizzly. Black Bear attacks are virtually
zero. In fact, they usually run. I've had a few Black Bear encounters
and I look forward to more. They are usually benign creatures, very
shy. Seen a lot of bears, never heard one roar; they snuffle a lot though.
They sometimes roar in the movies, but those are usually Grizzlies. Have
you ever encountered a bear on foot? I always carry a sotol walking stick
in bear country. They don't like being smacked on the snout. Regards,
J.R.
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I've come within 50 yards of roaming bears but I was always able to turn and walk away quietly. I'm not sure how I might react if I came face to face with one, hopefully that will never happen.
Fortunately, one of us was really drunk and the bear didn't pay much attention, but didn't seem to be afraid either. I was trying to get some sleep in my tent and so missed the whole affair, but I did get some nice teeth punctures through the bug spray that I failed to lock in the car.
Yosemite bears seem to be quite socialized already, but this encounter was in a more isolated region of Sonoma county. The ranger said that they later tranquilized and moved the problem bear.
So there you have it: You can fake being dead or fake being drunk and you may get away with it.
Everyone else appears to just make lots of noise -- at Yosemite -- and AFAIK it probably works, but does make for a noisy camping trip.
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