Passed on by a friend in Colorado: In light of the rising frequency of human-grizzly bear conflicts, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions to keep alert for bears while in he field. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so s not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a ear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. "Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear droppings and grizzly droppings. "Black bear droppings are smaller and contain lots of berries and squirrel fur. "Grizzly bear droppings are larger, have little bells in them, and smell like cayenne pepper." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Bear bells and pepper spray provide absolute safety from Grizzly attacks in Minnesota. In fact the use of bear bells and the threat of pepper spray has scared the Griz in to the state beyond the next state to the west. Dana Dickson who is bound for a Baja paddling fix tonight. > -----Original Message----- From: Bob Denton <BDenton_at_aquagulf.com> Subject: [Paddlewise] Bear Warnings Passed on by a friend in Colorado: In light of the rising frequency of human-grizzly bear conflicts, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions to keep alert for bears while in he field. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so s not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a ear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. "Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear droppings and grizzly droppings. "Black bear droppings are smaller and contain lots of berries and squirrel fur. "Grizzly bear droppings are larger, have little bells in them, and smell like cayenne pepper." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>> Passed on by a friend in Colorado: In light of the rising frequency of human-grizzly bear conflicts, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions to keep alert for bears while in he field. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so s not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a ear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. "Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear droppings and grizzly droppings. "Black bear droppings are smaller and contain lots of berries and squirrel fur. "Grizzly bear droppings are larger, have little bells in them, and smell like cayenne pepper." >> ************************************************************************** * There haven't been grizzlies in Minnesota for over a hundred years. They couldn't stand the smell of lutefisk, which was used as a repellent before pepper spray, so they all moved to Montana. Here is the URL for the Minnesota DNR's bear pages: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_and_wildlife/bears/index.html Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Chuck wrote: <There haven't been grizzlies in Minnesota for over a hundred years.> Dana wrote: <In fact the use of bear bells and the threat of pepper spray has scared the Griz in to the state beyond the next state to the west.> No, No, these guys have it all wrong. Minnesota, and the BWCA in particular, is full of these vicious beasts, and don't forget about all the man-eating wolves up there. And don't forget the mosquitoes, which are so large they can carry away small dogs. You should stay away from the BWCA this summer if you don't want to get eaten alive. The only way to get rid of all these beasts is to have nobody go to the BWCA so that these critters will all starve to death. So remember: you don't want to go to the BWCA this year. Of course, in the interest of science, I'll need to go up there a few times and monitor the situation. Larry Snow Minneapolis, MN *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:40:13 Larry Snow wrote: >The only way to get rid >of all these beasts is to have nobody go to the BWCA so that these critters >will all starve to death. So remember: you don't want to go to the BWCA >this year. > >Of course, in the interest of science, I'll need to go up there a few times >and monitor the situation. And since all good science must be independently verifiable I may have to go up there and check your findings. But I think one independent check should be enough. Everyone else can avoid the area for the year. :) Mel --- There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't. -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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