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[weatherbe]

just watch out for Sasquatch...he is overly aggressive and likes the taste of human flesh. The only way to tame him is to repeat the name of his brother over and over as he clubs you with his fist.."Marvquatch, Marvquatch, Marvquatch..." Only then will the bright light of compassion touch his cold dead heart...just get ready for the embrace of your life as he holds you and cries...while people have been known to die from this hug, you at least have a 50/50 chance of surviving...after his cry, Sasquatch will ask you where his brother is (tell him... "out to lunch")...he will then lie down and fall into a deep slumber. Be quick to seperate yourself though, if he pins an arm or a leg under his hulking mass as he gets comfortable, you may be stuck until he wakes up and eats you... Then report your encounter with a park ranger, they like to keep tabs on where Sasquatch is (just don't tell Ranger Susie...she's known to have a bite worse than the beast himself).

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[retlod]

Be sure to mark your territory carefully with the A1. Leave a trail as you hike and spray a perimeter around your campsites so the animals don't unwittingly stumble across you.

[Jahay]

Yes, what poke said.  Only one bear sighting in about 15  years of going and it was at a dumpster at our hotel.  No lions.  Sometimes we don't even manage to sight any bighorn sheep.  Always elk and coyote, marmots, etc.

Interesting note - I swear saw a mountain lion here (Iowa).  Not a bobcat,  but a long-tailed BIG cat.  Our game warden tells me I am not crazy - there have been some sightings reported.

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There actually have been some sightings of Mountain Lions around the Kansas City area. One was killed on the highway north of KC up close to the airport. They said the way the paws were worn that it was a wild cat and not one that had escaped from some private captive. Jahay

[buckeye86]

had a bear walk about 50 yds from our tent last july in aspenglen campssite

[Aaron]

had a bear walk about 50 yds from our tent last july in aspenglen campssite

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Were you able to get any photos? Pretty cool though!

--Aaron

[JKwalker]

Bringing it up once again

How many of you DO carry Bear mase in the park or on your standard hikes, I have not purchased any but am debating whether or not I should.
Do the rangers in RMNP carry this as a precautionary measure?

Thanks, JW

[Marvman]

We carry a can, just as a precaution. Fairly inexpensive, and gives me a bit of a sense of comfort. Need to come up with some kind of quick-draw holster for the thing. With it in my daypack, a bear could probably eat me, nap and run down to the river for a bath before I ever got it out.

Marvman
(a clean bear is a happy bear)

[druwdowns]

We carry a can, just as a precaution. Fairly inexpensive, and gives me a bit of a sense of comfort. Need to come up with some kind of quick-draw holster for the thing. With it in my daypack, a bear could probably eat me, nap and run down to the river for a bath before I ever got it out.

Marvman
(a clean bear is a happy bear)

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a clean, well fed bear is a happy bear

[Marvman]

Uh oh..... hairball.....

Marvman

[Aaron]

Bringing it up once again

How many of you DO carry Bear mase in the park or on your standard hikes, I have not purchased any but am debating whether or not I should.
Do the rangers in RMNP carry this as a precautionary measure?

Thanks, JW

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I'm not sure about the rangers using/carrying them in RMNP. I think bear troubles are pretty rare. If it's a peace of mind thing, get some.

--Aaron

[JKwalker]

I'm not sure about the rangers using/carrying them in RMNP.  I think bear troubles are pretty rare.  If it's a peace of mind thing, get some. 

--Aaron

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Yep - "Peace Of Mind thing" - I am beginning to think that a common philosophy here might be too Live, Love, Laugh - and Don't sweat the small stuff.
Glass is half full kind of thing - I have studied Optimisticismology

The image of Yogi looking for that picnic basket is still in my head...... But seeing how I will be far away from Jellystone park.
You all might want to know that I just watch "Grizzly man", That did'nt help my situation much.

JKW

[Weasel]

I've never really considered carrying mace or bear repellant in RMNP. If I were hiking in grizzly country, I'd be much more inclined to do so. Not that black bears don't attack humans, but it seems to be more of a danger with grizzlies.

You all might want to know that I just watch "Grizzly man", That did'nt help my situation much.

I watched that several months ago. That man was crazy.

[weatherbe]

JK, I have been thinking about this recently when hiking out in the mountains. Even though the numbers aren't considered that large, there are grizzlies here in the northern Cascades. I think the last I heard, the estimate was somewhere around 15 to 20. They make their way down from Canada which is only a few miles up the road. I would defnitely like to hear more about bear mase and some percentages, if they exist, of how effective it can be. And can this same mase work on other animals, if need be.

Thanks any information that can be passed along!

Weather

Bringing it up once again

How many of you DO carry Bear mase in the park or on your standard hikes, I have not purchased any but am debating whether or not I should.
Do the rangers in RMNP carry this as a precautionary measure?

Thanks, JW

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