hiking advisory

DonnaKayDunbar · Post by **DonnaKayDunbar** » May 20, 2005 11:13 am

The California/Oregon State Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen, and golfers to take extra precautions and be on the alert for bears while in the Truckee, Kirkwood, and Yosemite areas.

They advise people to wear noise-producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert but not startle the bears unexpectedly.

They also advise you to carry pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear.

It is also a good idea to watch for signs of bear activity. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings.

Black bear droppings are smaller and contain berries and possibly squirrel fur.

Grizzly bear droppings have little bells in them and smell like pepper.

tdparrothead · Post by **tdparrothead** » May 20, 2005 11:19 am

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » May 20, 2005 11:24 am

comemonday · Post by **comemonday** » May 20, 2005 1:50 pm

I emailed this to one of the ladies I work w/ and she has been CRACKING UP all afternoon.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » May 20, 2005 7:53 pm

maybe they can let loose some wolves over there too!!!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » May 20, 2005 8:00 pm

there was a little company in Hamilton making post cards with a black&white photo and caption on the front. One of them was "Weekend Sports in Montana. Bears 7, Tourists 0"

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » May 20, 2005 8:41 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:there was a little company in Hamilton making post cards with a black&white photo and caption on the front. One of them was "Weekend Sports in Montana. Bears 7, Tourists 0"