11-07-2008, 06:02 AM
[:|] Yes, I've met the Bear quite a few times.
Fortunately, if you let him have the right of way, usually it's not a problem.
I have some stories though.
The strangest Bear thing I ever saw was on the upper Russian river.
A small Black Bear Sow came down out of the brush on the other side of the River.
She was followed closely by another even smaller Black Bear, and it was followed by a Cub bouncing and struggeling along behind.
You just dont realize how smooth and agile the Adult Bears are till you see the three stages of development.
I sat still like a stump till they'd gone on down the river and back up into the brush.[laugh]
I have no idea why the three odd sized Bears were together.
Another funny one took place in Denali state park up the parks hiway on the way to Mt McKinley.
There are lots of Black Bears around that park and lake.
In my inflatable, fly fishing, in the evening about 8 pm, plenty of light in the summer. I'd cast, give the oars a pull, then lay back and watch the steep hillside as I mooched the wet fly.
A Sow and cub came into view. The Sow was digging in search of food. She rolled a log a bit, dug into it, then went on to another site.
The Cub, squirrly like a child was bouncing and jousting at brush, and finall made it to the log Mom had just loosend. He jumped right up onto the log.
With the Cub on board the log started off down the very steep hill. It rolled over the Cub, and the Cub let out a wailing cry that echoed up n' down the lake.
Waaaaaaaooouuccchhhe. (I cant spell that noise, but I'll never forget the noise)
Mom stopped what she was doing immediatly and stood upright. For a long minute the log rolled down into the brush.
When the noise just about stopped, the Cub, moving very slow, moved back into sight and worked his way back up the steep hill and over to Mom. He'd fallen about 50 yards down the steep hill after being rolled over by the log.
Mom calmed down and messed with the cub a bit, then went on in search of food.
After awhile the Cub seemed to be OK again. Bouncing a little less though.
The things you see when you dont have a Camera![:|]
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Fortunately, if you let him have the right of way, usually it's not a problem.
I have some stories though.
The strangest Bear thing I ever saw was on the upper Russian river.
A small Black Bear Sow came down out of the brush on the other side of the River.
She was followed closely by another even smaller Black Bear, and it was followed by a Cub bouncing and struggeling along behind.
You just dont realize how smooth and agile the Adult Bears are till you see the three stages of development.
I sat still like a stump till they'd gone on down the river and back up into the brush.[laugh]
I have no idea why the three odd sized Bears were together.
Another funny one took place in Denali state park up the parks hiway on the way to Mt McKinley.
There are lots of Black Bears around that park and lake.
In my inflatable, fly fishing, in the evening about 8 pm, plenty of light in the summer. I'd cast, give the oars a pull, then lay back and watch the steep hillside as I mooched the wet fly.
A Sow and cub came into view. The Sow was digging in search of food. She rolled a log a bit, dug into it, then went on to another site.
The Cub, squirrly like a child was bouncing and jousting at brush, and finall made it to the log Mom had just loosend. He jumped right up onto the log.
With the Cub on board the log started off down the very steep hill. It rolled over the Cub, and the Cub let out a wailing cry that echoed up n' down the lake.
Waaaaaaaooouuccchhhe. (I cant spell that noise, but I'll never forget the noise)
Mom stopped what she was doing immediatly and stood upright. For a long minute the log rolled down into the brush.
When the noise just about stopped, the Cub, moving very slow, moved back into sight and worked his way back up the steep hill and over to Mom. He'd fallen about 50 yards down the steep hill after being rolled over by the log.
Mom calmed down and messed with the cub a bit, then went on in search of food.
After awhile the Cub seemed to be OK again. Bouncing a little less though.
The things you see when you dont have a Camera![:|]
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