[pct-l] bear problems in section G

[Scott Williams]

There appear to be a few human habituated bears in these spots.  They were
a problem in 2010, which was a wet year, so I don't think it's just the dry
year causing the problems.  One juvenile bear put his claws into the
mosquito netting of Little Engine's and Plain Slice's tent at Spanish
Needle.  It took quite a bit of stone throwing to shoo the bear away and
they and several others hiked on out.  When I came through that section
late the same season, Joshua Tree Spring was covered in bear scat.  Lots of
it.  I got water and camped elsewhere.

Shroomer


On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Judson Brown <judsonwb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, All-
>
> Was perusing the water reports and noticed numerous mention of problems
> with aggressive bears in the last week, at Spanish Needle Creek and Manter
> Cr. in Rockhouse Basin.
>
> I also remember last year problems with bears at Joshua Tree Spring.
>
> Are these consistent with long-term patterns, or can it perhaps be
> attributed to the last two drier-than-normal years?
>
> >From the descriptions of the encounters, I really don't think I would be
> interested in hiking this section alone right now.
>
> Judson Brown/bunnyslayer
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