Saturday, May 24, 2014

BEAR AWARE


 We saw on the local news that there would be a bear safety talk at a nearby hiking trail, so we headed over to see what we could learn.  It was well attended, and we all went on a couple mile hike to learn about bear signs, tracks, and how to use bear spray.  Kim Corette, who used to be a park ranger in the Bob Marshal Wildnerness, and now works for Whitefish Legacy, gave a great informative talk.

Just as we came around a bend, one of the kids spotted a bear.  I thought it was too coincidental, but it was just having dinner.  Ants, probably.  We walked past slowly, making lots of noise....it didn't even put its head up to see what we were.  Perfect training opportunity!


We all got to try out test canisters to see how it felt to shoot the spray.  They didn't really have any irritant in them.  The real ones have capsaicin, and you don't want to be around when they spray.

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