Fantastic - at least I think so. I've been solo camping for a number of years and I've really enjoyed it. I do enjoy group canoeing and getting together with friends too. But solo camping has brought me a certain satisfaction.Beautiful dog...Look at that sleek fur
Yes, car camping is just me and the dogs. I work on the internet so I can take long spring/summer/fall trips with them.
5 bears?!!! I am surprised to hear that they shot it, don't the usually try to avoid that? Especially considering it is in a forest reserve which is not an uncommon place for them.I wish...most of my bear encounters has been in the Haliburton Forest Reserve which is in bear country. Two years ago I had five bear come through camp. Last year while I was there the rangers tracked down one of the bears and shot it. It had been creating a bit of a stir in the region that I was located.
All the dog pictures in this thread means I'll have to find some tomorrow to postDogs? My dog is my early warning system. I have trained him for bear approach - but never have had the opportunity to learn if it would work. But remember - if a bear charges a dog the dog goes where? Right back to you.
Yes, I have heard the noise technique works too when you do not have any equipment just yelling and waving your arms around can be enough to scare them away. I guess they do not really know what to make of us and if you are making a lot of noise they probably won't approach you in the first placeOur guy wears a bear bell so the three of us are very jingly.
The second best prevention is being noisy (second to a fire), then bear spray for defence. If the spray doesn't deter then it's up to you as I will not comment on the next course of action.
So what happened to the bear in the end? Was it killed? I probably would not report it if I just saw a bear and then it got scared away. The problem is that bears do not know where there are not wanted and where it is okay for them to be. If only they could read signs!!However, his children had been playing out in the yard when the bear came into the yard, and he said that he was trying to protect his family. He had so much community support that the charges were dropped; and I think that he just shot in the air to try and scare off the bear. I am totally in favour of being able to protect your family as well as your property, and if the bear is in your yard and about to kill your livestock, then I think that shooting the bear would have been justified.