From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:11:40 -0500, Frank wrote:   
      
   > I had a couple in PA.  On way to a tree stand with a bow I saw a bear   
   > cub and went further to look at it but a large growl had me back up.   
   > They took off and I went to the tree stand to see mama and her three   
   > cubs walk under the stand later.  Then in late November in stand with   
   > rifle a bear walked to the base of the tree.  I said, "Hello bear." and   
   > it was a riot.  Scared the hell out of the bear and he ran down hill in   
   > the snow, hit a log and tumbled over and running further chased deer out   
   > of the laurel below.  Wish I had it on video.   
      
   I was hiking at Chiricahua in southern AZ, almost on the border, and bears   
   were the last thing on my mind. I scared some poor bear getting his   
   bedtime drink at a creek and he motivated up a scree slope like his ass   
   was on fire.   
      
   The strangest encounter was at Kings Canyon. Coming back from the   
   trailhead at dusk I saw a treed bear at the side of the road. I stopped   
   the car, got out, and took some photos. While I'm standing there the bear   
   shinnies down and walks off. I missed the cub who was also up the tree. He   
   climbs down and goes off following mom.   
      
   My puzzle was if she wasn't bothered by a tourist standing there 20' away   
   taking pictures what had treed her in the first place? The bears at Kings   
   are very used to humans. The campground sites all have steel lockers with   
   the advice to take anything in your car that has a scent and put it into   
   the locker or a bear will show up with a can opener. They have graphic   
   photos of torn up vehicles to make the point.   
      
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