Re: [OM] Winter Alaska

[John Hudson]

Grizzly bears on Salt Spring Island !!

jh


On 2018-01-28 4:50 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:
> > From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Nathan wrote:
> > > And how do you deal with the polar bears wandering in the streets?
> > No polar bears around here. Other types, but not those… pepper spray usually 
> > slows them down
> Yea, in the backcountry, it’s good to wear bells and carry pepper spray.
>
> It’s also useful to know what bears are around. You can tell from their scat.
>
> Black bear scat is smaller, and typically has lots of berry seeds in it.
>
> Grizzly bear scat smells of pepper spray, and has little bells in it.
>
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> Thurber <http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=James+Thurber>
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