Re: [at-l] loud noises

> My experiences with black bear is that even those black bear who are in
close
> proximity to people and not afraid (i.e. a bear at the newfound gap
parking
> lot in the Smokies who did not even become afraid when the tourons formed
a
> tight circle around him) will usually startle at a loud noise (a whistle
or
> in the case of the above mentioned bear, I used my automobile horn).  The
> tourons were not happy with me for scaring away the bear.  I don't know a
lot
> about brown bear and grizzlies, but my guess is that an airhorn would be
> effective for the average bear; the recent wave of psychopath bears might
be
> another story.
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