[pct-l] First required place for bear canister

Sat Feb 19 20:12:07 CST 2011

Well if this is the case I wonder what it cost to get bear tags and my rifle
much lighter than a bear can. Been deer and boar hunting never bears good to
know...
Gerry0625
On Feb 19, 2011 3:08 PM, "sarah estrella" <skestrella at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Up to 1700 bears per year can be killed by hunting in California.  Last
year, 1278 were taken.  There may be 30,000 bears in CA.  Interestingly, "No
person may take a bear within a 400-yard radius of a garbage dump".
 Mountain lions are protected in California.
> FreeRange
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Zamora" <gerry0625 at gmail.com>
> To: <dnielsen at djmurphycompany.com>
> Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] First required place for bear canister
>
>>I don't think you are allowed to hunt them.  I could be wrong
> same with mt
>> lions...  they can hunt us though.
>>
> Gerry0625
>> On Feb 18, 2011 10:26 AM, <dnielsen at djmurphycompany.com>
> wrote:
>>> Sounds like CA needs some more bear hunters. We really don't
> have those
>>> bear problems in AZ, they are hunted and we have a very
> healthy population
>>> of these wonderful animals. Same goes for the
> mountain lions.
>>>
>>> Just a
> thought.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>>> On Behalf Of Edward
> Anderson
>>> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:05 AM
>>> To:
> Scott Williams
>>> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] First required place for bear
> canister
>>>
>>> There are reported resident bears at both
> Joshua Tree Spring and at Golden
>>> Oak
>>> Spring.  I camped
> at both locations.
>>>
>>>  At JTS, when I arrived in 2008, as I
> dismounted Primo,  a bear was coming
>>> down
>>> the hill ,
> with resolve, to greet us.  I made a quick decision to
>>> immediately
> go
>>> on the offensive.  I picked up a couple of rocks and ran towards
> the bear
>>> and
>>> shouted at the top of my loudest and
> angriest voice - " BEAR, GET OUT OF
>>> HERE -
>>> GO, GO!"  I
> thru the rocks in his direction.  He turned and ran back up
>>
> the
>>> hill as fast as I have ever seen a bear run.  I set up camp, put
> out my
>> bear
>>>
>>> charms and had a good nights sleep.
> The water is good there with a little
>>> grass
>>> for
> Primo.
>>>
>>> When Jerry Stone and his crew of volunteers fixed
> the flow of Golden Oak
>>> Spring
>>> early in 2008, they had
> camped above the spring at a place that had some
>>> grass.
>>>
> He cautioned me that there were problem bears there.  I camped there and
>>
> saw
>>>
>>> none. I had put out my bear charms. Rockstar also
> camped there that night.
>>>
>>> As far as I know, Bear
> Canisters are not required until you get into the
>>> Sierra
>>>
> National Parks.  And then only in designated areas. This summer I plan
> to
>>> ride
>>> SOBO from Sierra City to either Horsershoe
> Meadows or Kennedy Meadows.  I
>>> will
>>> bring Canisters the
> entire distance and also use OpSaks.
>>>
>>> Schroomer,  I will
> pick mushrooms and eat lots of trout and think of you.
>>
> I
>>>
>>> will be taking my time.  In the backcountry I cook
> trout three ways:  I
>> fry
>>> them
>>> after coating with
> Shake & Bake (I use peanut Oil),  If I am below
>> 10,000'
>>>
> I
>>> cook them on coals wrapped in aluminum foil,  I make Trout Stew
> -
>> delicious!
>>>
>>> MendoRider/Ed Anderson
>>>
> From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
>>> To:
> Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>
>>> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net; enyapjr at comcast.net
>>> Sent: Thu,
> February 17, 2011 9:10:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] First required
> place for bear canister
>>>
>>> Plain Slice and Little Engine
> have bear claw holes in the mosquito netting
>>> of their tent courtesy
> of a juvenile delinquent bear, because they
>> attempted
>>> to
> camp at Joshua Tree Spring.  Coolest tent decorations on anybodies tent
>>
> I
>>> saw all summer as you can really see the spread of the bears
> claws.  It
>> was
>>> always quite a tourist destination for
> newcomers to our camps who marveled
>>> at the holes they had stitched
> up with yarn.
>>>
>>> Yogi warns against camping here, and
> although you'll need the water by
>> that
>>> point, and it's a
> really nice looking camp, the fresh bear scat all around
>>> was enough
> to make it clear that it is Mr. Bruin's territory, and not
>>
> ours.
>>>
>>> Shroomer
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 17,
> 2011 at 6:38 PM, Jim & Jane Moody
>>> <moodyjj at comcast.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
> It's not required, but I suggest you consider picking it up at
> Walker
>>>> Pass.  One or more bears hang around Joshua Tree Spring
> and Spanish
>>> Fingers
>>>> creek, looking for a free
> lunch.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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