From: Dewey Hemphill (dewrayh@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 05 2002 - 14:06:36 CST
Some of you may already know this, but there is a way to tell whether black
bears or grizzly bears are in the area:
Brown bear scat has berries and bits of fur in it.
Grizzly bear scan has pieces of flashlights and whistles in it, and smells like
pepper spray.
YIS, ;)
Dewey Hemphill, ASM
Troop 276, Memphis, TN
Philmont 2003 (first timer)
--- Chris Summers <chrisinhouston@kingwoodcable.com> wrote:
> From the latest newsletter at Backpacker.com. Hope we don't see any of these
> at Philmont
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> ARMED FOR BEAR
> If you're a safety conscious hiker, you'll breathe easy with this all-in-one
> defense kit strapped to your pack's hipbelt. The Pepper Escort combines
> pepper spray, an emergency flashlight, and whistle in a package that
> resembles a toy gun. Contact: McClarin Manufacturing
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> Toy gun? Is it supposed to scare the bear away?
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> YOF
> Chris in Houston
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cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
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