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Originally Posted by jorgelito
That air horn sounds like a great idea. But does it really work?
And wouldn't I feel the effects too not to mention my poor dogs! Well, I could always just leave the dogs at home.
Incidentally, has anyone here bagged a bear? If so, what kind of bear, where, with what, how, and did you have it stuffed etc.
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Any non-natural noise tends to scare black bears away (bells, whistles, motors, banging metal pipes, shots in the air), but if the bear is hell bent on doing what it's doing, noise won't do jack shit. An old, hungry bear that can't properly feed himself or a sow with cubs will be way more aggresive than most other bears. I've worked way the hell out in the bush for many years and had many bear encounters, every one was scared as soon as I made any kind of noise. Even though it would probably work on a Grizz, I wouldn't want to be the one trying it... when I see one of them, I'd just slink away backwards and come back later to do my work.
I've never bagged one (no desire), but have been hunting with buddy's that have. One was a Grizz up in Northern BC and the others were black bears in central BC. All are are rugs now.
I have managed to get some nice pics of a few of them...they are linked somewhere on the TFP.
Her'e's a good link for some info on kodiak and grizzly bears...now you'll know the difference..
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