[pct-l] Grizzly

[Edward Anderson]

You don't want to surprise any momma bear with her cubs.  I ride with bear bells.  When I ride through the Sierra this summer (If all goes well, the snow melts, and the trail becomes safe for a horse) I will have two bear bells attached to Neeka's halter (I don't use a headstall).  This alerts bears of your approach and gives them time to get off the trail. They will if they hear you coming. Riding in Yellowstone N.P., when I didn't have bells along, I used to sing or yell real loud to accomplish the same thing.  The bells are the better choice. You can buy them at REI.
 
Tobacco sacks - where to buy them?  I tried three tobacco stores in Santa Clarita near where I now live in Agua Dulce. They did not have them - one, who answered the phone claimed he never heard of them.  You can find them at fishing tackle stores if they are near the beach.  The surf fishermen use them as weights because they are cheaper than lead weights - you just fill them with sand.  I buy mine from Rite Aid in Fort Bragg, California.  But the Rite Aid in Santa Clarita did not have them. And the Home Depot in Santa Clarita did not sell moth balls. The hardware store in Agua Dulce has them.
 
MendoRider/Ed Anderson

From: Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com>
To: Heather Darnell <mom_and_alex at yahoo.com>
Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2011 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Grizzly

Bear charms most likely won't protect you when you surprise a female with
cubs as the two hikers that were mauled recently in Yellowstone did.
They work fairly well for keeping bears out of your camp, but a mother
grizzly protecting her cubs... I'm surprised that one of the hikers survived
with just cuts and bruises
Cotton tobacco sacks can be purchased at most 'Smoke Shops.'  Maybe even
online.

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Heather Darnell <mom_and_alex at yahoo.com>wrote:

> " I also use "bear charms" ( mothballs in cotton tobacco sacks) surrounding
> my camp.  I routinely follow this procedure, whenever I am in bear
> country. "
>
> MendoRider/Ed Anderson
>
> Ed- where do you get these cotton tobacco sacks?
>
> Blessings,
> Heather Darnell
> (360) 913-0042
>
> http://www.marykay.com/mom_and_alex
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