this one of the photo's of a black bear i came across while fishing in the mountains ...i was scared as hell but couldnt pass up the photo op. i wasent this close i have zoom and i was in the boat on the lake ...a ways away ...maybe 25 or 30 feet. when he started looking right at me it was scary but i watched him for about 25 minutes
[ Edited Fri Sep 12 2008, 03:44PM ] Cheers Mel
"'Come to the edge,' He said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' He said. They came. He pushed them...and they flew." Guillaume Apollinaire
i have alot of footage of this guy he was very calm it was amazing to watch him grab branches with his paw!he was chowing down on berries big time he didn't appear to be too bothered by me . my son and i had a very close call once mountain biking with a mama bear and her cubs ...THAT was crazy , and no i didn't stop to snap any photo's that time !
Cheers Mel
"'Come to the edge,' He said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' He said. They came. He pushed them...and they flew." Guillaume Apollinaire
Now that is a way too familiar site for me. We have had bears in our yard all through the summer. Believe me, the dogs have a very special bark for those creatures! Irene O\'Connor USNMC Treasurer Rescue Volunteer Please support the USNMC 2009 National Specialty!
“What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things.”
Now that is a way too familiar site for me. We have had bears in our yard all through the summer. Believe me, the dogs have a very special bark for those creatures!
What amazes me is that in the mountains EVERYONE has a dog almost for the purpose of scaring the bears away ...its amazing how a blue heeler for example can send a bear up a tree . One thing i do enjoy about the mountains is the fact that EVERYOne has a dog it seems and they are almost all dearly loved just something i noticed when i was in the kootney mountains this summer.they are all round EVERYWHERE you go . Cheers Mel
"'Come to the edge,' He said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' He said. They came. He pushed them...and they flew." Guillaume Apollinaire
The first time my Pearl (9 yo neo) saw a bear she barked, ran up on the porch and peed. The Yellow Lab chased the bear away. It was hilarious to see the protective neo so scared! I was very thankful that Austin came back in one piece!!
mel, you better take a whistle with you. That seems to work scaring off the bears in New Jersey.
irene
[ Edited Thu Sep 18 2008, 12:56PM ] Irene O\'Connor USNMC Treasurer Rescue Volunteer Please support the USNMC 2009 National Specialty!
“What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things.”
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25 feet thats too dam close 
