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Aggressive bear in Denali approaches hikers.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:14 pm
Good photo sequence showing how to deal with aggressive brown bears. These people were in the right place at the right time as rangers were across the river. There have been several aggressive bears near the Savage River.
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Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Santa claus up in there acting big
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:20 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Hands up, don't eat.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:37 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:50 pm to Kcrad
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Hands up, don't eat.
Beat me to it.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:16 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Sorry I couldn't help but 
at that last pic.
at that last pic.Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
All fun and games until you are the one looking at one far from safety, happy it happened fast and I din't have to raise my arms while pooing my pants.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:35 pm to RogerTheShrubber
So that's all you have to do is raise your arms straight up in the air?
Eta: read the article and you're supposed to make yourself big and tall. Not sure I could just stand there hoping for the best.
Eta: read the article and you're supposed to make yourself big and tall. Not sure I could just stand there hoping for the best.
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:45 pm to RogerTheShrubber
When I went up there,we stayed in those cabins that had a loft like a train car. It was really cool. Very similar to this one I found online.
There was a common area within walking distance with a kitchen and dining area you could use. They made a big deal about bagging your trash and told us a guy had been killed by a bear the day before near the dumpster outside. My mom didn't want to stay there after they told us that. My brother and I got her to stay by assuring her they probably tell everyone that just to be sure people take it seriously.
We rode one of those buses around for hours.
There was a common area within walking distance with a kitchen and dining area you could use. They made a big deal about bagging your trash and told us a guy had been killed by a bear the day before near the dumpster outside. My mom didn't want to stay there after they told us that. My brother and I got her to stay by assuring her they probably tell everyone that just to be sure people take it seriously.
We rode one of those buses around for hours.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
roger, ive wondered this for a while:
what is the difference btwn brown bears, grizzlys, and kodiaks.
ive been told they are all brown bears but ive also read about all 3 as if they are distincly separate species.
tia
what is the difference btwn brown bears, grizzlys, and kodiaks.
ive been told they are all brown bears but ive also read about all 3 as if they are distincly separate species.
tia
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:18 pm to crimsonsaint
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So that's all you have to do is raise your arms straight up in the air?
Nah, supposed to wave them.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:19 pm to chinese58
You stay in the park? Kantishna?
Yeah, I love Denali but it's getting too crowded.
Yeah, I love Denali but it's getting too crowded.
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:30 pm to RogerTheShrubber
It's the old joke you don't have to be faster than the bear just faster than your buddy ??. Seriously glad.it worked.out for them. I've worked in brown bear and polar bear territory and the wildlife monitor. .. aka the local w the rifle...
Was my new best friend
Was my new best friend
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:30 pm to mack the knife
quote:
roger, ive wondered this for a while:
what is the difference btwn brown bears, grizzlys, and kodiaks.
ive been told they are all brown bears but ive also read about all 3 as if they are distincly separate species.
tia
They're all brown bears but the interior bears are called Grizzleys. Coastal bears are called Coastal Brown Bears and the ones on Kodiak Island are Kodiaks. Food is so plentiful for coastal bears in Ak that they grow to huge sizes. On the ABC islands, there are far more bears than people and little human development.
Bears on the ABC islands of Southeast Alaska (near me) can get about as big as Kodiaks. Up to 1,200 lbs. Interior grizzleys only get up to about 600 lbs max.
Kodiaks can get up to 1,500 lbs. To confuse things more, Toklat Grizzleys near Denali (blonde bears) are lighter than most other brown bears.
The bear in the above story may be a Toklat.
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:33 pm to OntarioTiger
quote:
It's the old joke you don't have to be faster than the bear just faster than your buddy ??. Seriously glad.it worked.out for them. I've worked in brown bear and polar bear territory and the wildlife monitor. .. aka the local w the rifle...
Was my new best friend
Yeah, they have full time polar bear patrols in many arctic villages. Even in the football games in Barrow, there are armed patrols to keep the bears away from the football game.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 11:35 pm to RogerTheShrubber
fricking thug arse brown bear robbing those people!
Posted on 7/12/16 at 11:40 pm to bhtigerfan
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fricking thug arse brown bear robbing those people!
ooops..
Posted on 7/12/16 at 11:56 pm to QuietTiger
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All fun and games until you are the one looking at one far from safety,
Agreed. I had a black bear get a little too curious in pennaylvania one day.
I looked up from grabbing a piece of wood and he was aboit 30 yards off. I stood up straight and squared off and old boy took a few steps forward. I legitimately roared and ran a few steps forward and he bolted.
I don't think I scared him, I think he smelled me crap my pants
Posted on 7/13/16 at 12:31 am to X123F45
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Agreed. I had a black bear get a little too curious in pennaylvania one day.
There was a mean little guy (black bear) who bluff charged me several times last year. Cool little 2-3 year old though, it was a cinnamon black bear. You forget sometimes even those little guys can kill you.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 6:23 am to RogerTheShrubber
Thanks for clarifying.
All browns have the same cranky attitude as the grizzlys in the lower 48?
All browns have the same cranky attitude as the grizzlys in the lower 48?
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