[pct-l] Bear Cans

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

In a message dated 7/22/2004 3:15:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dude@fastmail.ca writes:

> the old owner of VVR, Butch, used to use a pellet gun to scare the 
> bears away.  it seemed to work pretty good.
> 

He used firecrackers or M-80's the time I was there.  One bear checked out a 
few tents and then did some dumpster diving before it was driven off.

I forget, but I'm pretty sure Butch had the authority to shoot nuisance 
bears, but preferred not to.  Good guy.

Sly