Don't be scared!
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CHJ
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Reminds me of the time we were picnicking in a forest clearing about 10 km from my son’s home. (Bavaria)
After about an hour and deciding to have a wander around we came across a a very dilapidated rusting enamelled sign on an old logging access trail, it being in German it meant little to me except that the word Wolf was in there somewhere.
Daughter-in-law translated for us, but said it was very old terminology and there could not be Wolves here now.
After another half hour or so blissfully completing picnic games etc. we were packing up to leave when a very elderly local gentleman came down the main track on his bicycle and propped it up against a nearby tree and tottered over to us with a basket in his hand.
A rapid conversation ensued in the local dialect that my daughter-in-law was having difficulty in understanding when her eldest son showed a sudden interest and joined the conversation. He informed us that the gentleman was glad to see us as it meant that the Wolf pack was obviously not about else we would not have stopped, he had been trying for several days to get his forest mushrooms before they spoilt but the Wolves had been in the area for over a week and he did not trust them.
After about an hour and deciding to have a wander around we came across a a very dilapidated rusting enamelled sign on an old logging access trail, it being in German it meant little to me except that the word Wolf was in there somewhere.
Daughter-in-law translated for us, but said it was very old terminology and there could not be Wolves here now.
After another half hour or so blissfully completing picnic games etc. we were packing up to leave when a very elderly local gentleman came down the main track on his bicycle and propped it up against a nearby tree and tottered over to us with a basket in his hand.
A rapid conversation ensued in the local dialect that my daughter-in-law was having difficulty in understanding when her eldest son showed a sudden interest and joined the conversation. He informed us that the gentleman was glad to see us as it meant that the Wolf pack was obviously not about else we would not have stopped, he had been trying for several days to get his forest mushrooms before they spoilt but the Wolves had been in the area for over a week and he did not trust them.
When I was trekking in the Canadian Rockies a few years back I came across a notice which read something along the following lines :-
"As this is the bear season hikers are advised that it is a good idea to announce your presence by talking to your companions, wearing bright clothes, or wearing little bells on your boots. It is also good practice to carry a can of pepper spray.
It is also useful to be able to identify bears by their droppings. Black bear droppings are small and round, contain clusters of seeds and nuts, and smell of ammonia. On the other hand, grizzly bear droppings are larger and longer, and contain little bells and smell of pepper."
"As this is the bear season hikers are advised that it is a good idea to announce your presence by talking to your companions, wearing bright clothes, or wearing little bells on your boots. It is also good practice to carry a can of pepper spray.
It is also useful to be able to identify bears by their droppings. Black bear droppings are small and round, contain clusters of seeds and nuts, and smell of ammonia. On the other hand, grizzly bear droppings are larger and longer, and contain little bells and smell of pepper."
dedee
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Nice one Roger, LOL
Andy
Andy
The other slightly ominous one is a smaller yellow sign that appears on trees at the roadside at certain times of the year out there:
"warning - elk mating season"
The mind boggles at the reasons for that being a necessity...
"warning - elk mating season"
The mind boggles at the reasons for that being a necessity...
Taffy Turner
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I was skiing in the Banff national park a few years ago, just about at the time that the bears were starting to wake up from their winter hibernation. Our guide instructed us that, should we meet a bear, we had two potential courses of action available to us: -
1) "Point your skis straight down the hill and go as fast as you can"
2) "Stand your ground and throw poop at the bear", as apparently they don't like that (who would ???!!!).
We asked the obvious question "What happens if there is no poop around?"
His reply - "Don't worry - if you are that close to a bear, there will be!!!!"
Regards
Gary
1) "Point your skis straight down the hill and go as fast as you can"
2) "Stand your ground and throw poop at the bear", as apparently they don't like that (who would ???!!!).
We asked the obvious question "What happens if there is no poop around?"
His reply - "Don't worry - if you are that close to a bear, there will be!!!!"
Regards
Gary
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