Look what I found lurking in my yard!!

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USAFVET98

USAFVET98

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This guy has been hanging around for a couple of weeks and I finally got some good shots today.. He didnt even care that I was there.. I love living up here, and Im also glad I have a conceal carry weapon...

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We've got bears in our yard too - it's foraging season as they get ready for hibernation...

They tend to find garbage easier to get into than searching for berries in the woods, so they're all over town this time of year. That one's pretty small by bear standards! :)
 
maxwell_smart007 said:
We've got bears in our yard too - it's foraging season as they get ready for hibernation...

They tend to find garbage easier to get into than searching for berries in the woods, so they're all over town this time of year. That one's pretty small by bear standards! :)
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What we have down here are Black bears, they don't get nearly the size of the Brown bears you guys have. For a Black bear, that's a good sized one.
 
Black, Brown, Purple ---- he's plenty big enough to keep ME in the house, at night.
Move the garbage FAR AWAY from the house.
 
In bear country, it's a good idea to get a set of bells and wear on your shoestrings. That way you make noise and you wont accidentally sneak up on a bear and scare it into attacking.

We've got two types of bear around here. Brown bear and Grizzly Bear.

It's easy to tell what type of bear is in the area by how they scratch the trees and what type of spoor they leave behind.

For a brown bear: They scratch trees about 5 feet up and their spoor is firm, brown and has a woodsy smell to it.

For a Grizzly bear: They scratch trees about 10 feet up and their spoor is big and has little bells in it.

Just so you'd know.
 
Grim Spirit said:
In bear country, it's a good idea to get a set of bells and wear on your shoestrings. That way you make noise and you wont accidentally sneak up on a bear and scare it into attacking. . . .

For a Grizzly bear: They scratch trees about 10 feet up and their spoor is big and has little bells in it.

Just so you'd know.
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Yeah. Thats the kind of bear I know about . . . the ones with the bells.

Is that a dog food container? And have you taught him to "Stay!" ???
 
Grim Spirit said:
In bear country, it's a good idea to get a set of bells and wear on your shoestrings. That way you make noise and you wont accidentally sneak up on a bear and scare it into attacking.

We've got two types of bear around here. Brown bear and Grizzly Bear.

It's easy to tell what type of bear is in the area by how they scratch the trees and what type of spoor they leave behind.

For a brown bear: They scratch trees about 5 feet up and their spoor is firm, brown and has a woodsy smell to it.

For a Grizzly bear: They scratch trees about 10 feet up and their spoor is big and has little bells in it.

Just so you'd know.
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Also wear good sneakers so you can outrun your friends!
:tongue::tongue::tongue:
 
LOL

Grim Spirit said:
In bear country, it's a good idea to get a set of bells and wear on your shoestrings. That way you make noise and you wont accidentally sneak up on a bear and scare it into attacking.

We've got two types of bear around here. Brown bear and Grizzly Bear.

It's easy to tell what type of bear is in the area by how they scratch the trees and what type of spoor they leave behind.

For a brown bear: They scratch trees about 5 feet up and their spoor is firm, brown and has a woodsy smell to it.

For a Grizzly bear: They scratch trees about 10 feet up and their spoor is big and has little bells in it.

Just so you'd know.
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When I was a kid, about 16 or 17 I used either a horse or a motorcycle to hunt deer, I had this crazy half breed I grew up with that used to be my hunting buddy, we actually roped a deer once and found out that it was a terrible mistake, but Mike wanted to go up to my dads cabin in Montana and hunt grizzly bear on a motorcycle, I told him where to go, cause if the bear didn't go down, I didn't want any motorcycle slowing down my get away. I've only seen two Grizzly bears that weren't in captivity, I've killed 5 or 6 black bears in our sheep and goat pens when we lived in New Mexico,and still have a bunch of claws and teeth, but a Grizzly is a beautiful creature from a distance.
 
I just got back from Banff, and there are signs everywhere mandating that you MUST travel on any trail in groups of FOUR by law, as there are foraging grizzly bears on the hiking trails...

Not sure what a group of four will do if confronted with a Grizz as compared to a group of one or two, but I guess the likelihood of sneaking up on a grizzly when travelling in a pack is lessened...

Still, it makes for a frightening walk! :)

Andrew
 
maxwell_smart007 said:
I just got back from Banff, and there are signs everywhere mandating that you MUST travel on any trail in groups of FOUR by law, as there are foraging grizzly bears on the hiking trails...

Not sure what a group of four will do if confronted with a Grizz as compared to a group of one or two, but I guess the likelihood of sneaking up on a grizzly when travelling in a pack is lessened...

Still, it makes for a frightening walk! :)

Andrew
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I would make damn sure I was faster than one of the four and if not I would be sure to take a stick big enough to break the leg of one of the four...:biggrin:
 
USAFVET98 said:
I know it wont take down a bear, but it is better than nothing. Besides, they are more scared of us than we are of them. One shot in the air, and he should run.
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CaptG said:
Great pictures. With a big enough jacket, you can conceal a S&W .50 cal., lol.
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I've seen a .50 Desert Eagle, and although the noise/flame is impressive ... I'm not sure I'd be confident that it would scare him away.... I'm with Ed on this one - I'd be indoors.... at least until my wife sold it and made us move.:biggrin:
 
I'm a health care worker in Calgary Alberta. I used to be based at the Rockyview hospital which is located right next to a large reservoir and nature preserve. About two years ago at about this time of year a black bear walked right through the automatic doors and into the hospital. Fish and wildlife officers were called and the bear was dealt with quickly and with no incidents. We all thought it was kind of amusing until one of my friends pointed out how hungry the poor bear must have been if it was willing to eat hospital food.
 
I guess up north there are different kinds of "lurkers" in the yards. A bear would make me stay inside too. All I get is snakes on my porch.
 
Grim Spirit said:
In bear country, it's a good idea to get a set of bells and wear on your shoestrings. That way you make noise and you wont accidentally sneak up on a bear and scare it into attacking.

We've got two types of bear around here. Brown bear and Grizzly Bear.

It's easy to tell what type of bear is in the area by how they scratch the trees and what type of spoor they leave behind.

For a brown bear: They scratch trees about 5 feet up and their spoor is firm, brown and has a woodsy smell to it.

For a Grizzly bear: They scratch trees about 10 feet up and their spoor is big and has little bells in it.

Just so you'd know.
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I was LOL at the computer and DS came out of his room with that "parents! Must humor them" look on his face. I showed him this, and he nearly died laughing. He is still chuckling in his room--I can hear him through the door!

Gorgeous pictures though.
 
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Bear poop with bells in it ... way slow hiker, or, does the bear eat just the bells so he/she warns you (the hiker) when they are taking their poop? Either way, I for one ain't messing with no bear or any breed.

Use of a 50 cal. NEVER beats the use of several sticks of dynamite for getting attention ... who knows, you might even cause the local forest ranger to drop their doughnuts and come to see what all the ruckus is about! (BTW, right about now would be a great time to disappear from the immediate area and let the bear do the explaining to the ranger(s)!)

The one walking into the hospital was simply looking for slow patients to finish off. Hikers in groups of four of so simply equates to better choices for the hungry bear. I'm quite sure it would definitely be the slowest of the group first, then the second slowest, etc. (Dion ... Good idea about the leg breaking stick! Just think you could even turn a custom one for yourself! Just be sure to put some 'bright bling thingies' on it so you know for sure that it is yours and not simply a puny spalting forest stick. Save those for pens!)

I believe the best way to observe any bear is from a considerable distance, you know the distance that requires the use of a strong pair of submarine binoculars, about 5000 mm or better.
 
Hey,,, how can I compete with those critters. :mad: Dumpster diving is like digging for gold, but now the bears are into it...:eek:
The economy is BAD...
 
Actually there are a lot of bears that are not afraid of people at all. This looks like a likely candidate. I have heard a couple of reports of them coming into houses when they do not find what they are looking for in the garbage. You might want to keep that gun on the night stand in case you hear someone going through the fridge in the middle of the night.
 
LOL, Unfortunately, my brother sleep eats.... LOL

Daniel said:
Actually there are a lot of bears that are not afraid of people at all. This looks like a likely candidate. I have heard a couple of reports of them coming into houses when they do not find what they are looking for in the garbage. You might want to keep that gun on the night stand in case you hear someone going through the fridge in the middle of the night.
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