No bear spray

[tortuga]

I was fishing below the Bucket the other day and a large black bear snorted his way down river. After I **** my pants, I backed off into the woods to give him a path, which he took and snorted his way past and down river a ways where he found a dead but clean lookin coho and left the river.
Next time I'll have spray, but what should you do one get's too close for comfort?

 

[fah cups]

Read Gary Sheltons, bear attack books. You will not look at a black bears the same way ever again!! Bear spray does work in the right conditions as I can attest to a charge of a about a four year old bear on the Nit Nat river yesterday with my buddy Island Idiot. keep your head up and wits about you. Cheers Fah Cups

 

[Mongoose]

One time fishing the stamp river i was walking down the river bank and walked right past a large black bear. It was at the top of the bank where the river didnt erode and i was at the water. he was about 3' away and 6' above me. I walked right by him and fished about 30' away keeping a eye on him. It was during early fall, there was tons of dead fish around, i never would of done that in the late fall or in the spring. All i had was a knife and my dog (who could smell the bear from pritty far away) i made sure the bear knew i was coming

 

[Mongoose]

One time fishing the stamp river i was walking down the river bank and walked right past a large black bear. It was at the top of the bank where the river didnt erode and i was at the water. he was about 3' away and 6' above me. I walked right by him and fished about 30' away keeping a eye on him. It was during early fall, there was tons of dead fish around, i never would of done that in the late fall or in the spring. All i had was a knife and my dog (who could smell the bear from pritty far away) i made sure the bear knew i was coming

 

[tortuga]

I've since been told that banging a couple of rocks together scares them away. If it doesn't, at least you have a couple of rocks to throw at it just in case.

 

[tortuga]

I've since been told that banging a couple of rocks together scares them away. If it doesn't, at least you have a couple of rocks to throw at it just in case.