On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 06:51, Doug Lloyd wrote: > Brad said: > >Looks like a trip to Quatsino Sound, northern end of Vancouver Island, is > in the works. Any advice on where to launch, what to see, what to do (or not > do), where to camp would be appreciated.< > > In the past folks have often asked about this area in relation to wildlife > issues. I've usually responded that there weren't any real problems; but > lately, more stories are coming back about wildlife encounters. Bears are > getting more persistent in the area, as are cougars. So, just be a little > extra caution with foodstuffs, etc. Also, generally wildlife in the campsite > causing problems are rare while campers are in their tents -- if proper > precautions have been followed. However, if anything tries to get into a > tent, fight back to the death (well, mice aside). Attacks outside the tent/ > on the trail/ on the beach are dealt with differently. If a creature wants > in your tent, it wants you! > > BTW, Bigfoot has made headlines here on Vancouver Island again, but it is > graduation time too. If Bigfoot is real, and if he/she/it should try to > enter your tent, especially in Spring and you are multi-day trip smelly, and > there is a romantic look in the creatures face, perhaps resistance isn't > futile. :-) Soap helps. > > Question to paddlewisers: has anyone ever experimented/built/ found out > about modifying 12-gauge flare guns to shoot "bear bangers?" (noise makers). > > Doug Lloyd > Victoria BC > Noise makers?? a 12 ga?? Its called loading with 00 buck then slug then buck then slug.. Dont mess with a brown bear/griz... unless you feel like its your time. One can never tell what a bear will do, if its not accustomed to people.. And making a noise, then running will get you nailed in a heartbeat. Tis simple, avoid as much as possible. And if you cant avid them .. retreat slowly... and forget the "noise maker" Bears can be understood... but they cant be predicted... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 18 2003 - 11:45:34 PDT
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