[at-l] Bear Repellent

[greyowl at rcn.com (greyowl@rcn.com)]

Both, hope there are no Jersey Girls on the list.
>
><<Now that ehy are hunted they are not all that
>agressive anymore.>>
>
>The Jersey bears or the Jersey girls? <g>

You shouldn't have mentioned this because there is truly 
wretched story concerning grizzlies, bear bells and pepper 
spray.  You can probably find it in the Archives.  I think 
Jim may have been the person that told it, can't remember.

Forgetful Owl

PS Jersey Girls,  I really apologize.  At least I didn't say 
it out loud, am I still wrong?



>More in reference to griz, I heard some questions raised 
about the famous
>bear bells. The belief is that the griz hear them as just 
some other kind
>of bird and don't pay much attention. Metal on metal gets 
their attention
>faster (think metal spoon on metal cup). Breaking sticks 
also apparently
>works as it triggers the warning that something is 
approaching, but you'd
>have to carry a big bundle of sticks in bear country. 
Talking and singing
>are supposed to work, and given all the tracks that I saw 
with Jim and
>Ginny without actually seeing wildlife shows that travelling 
in a group
>achieves the same thing...
>
>skeeter
>
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