[pct-l] Re: PCT Grizzlies (and weapons on trail)

[gray_hiker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gray)]

> Are you sure you were looking at grizzly tracks? Here's the NPS
description
> of how to tell the difference, from http://www.nps.gov/noca/bear.htm :

Interesting page, learned some cool things.

For the person that was asking about weapons on the trail, somethig to think
about, taken from the above link:

"If a bear approaches you, do not scream or run or make sudden motions. You
cannot outrun a bear, and screaming may increase the danger of the
situation. Do not shoot the bear. A wound is likely to do more than anger
the animal and will greatly increase the danger to you. "

So, like I suspected, a gun is more likely to be a negative, not a plus, in
a bear encounter.

Gray