Soooooo What went on at your airport today?

A few weeks ago I saw a black bear come through my neighbor's back yard while sitting on my deck. It surprised me, because it's the first time in 5 years of living here I've seen it. I looked at it and said to my friend on the phone: "Holy crap, a bear!" and the bear looked at me, probably thinking "Holy crap, a human!" Then went on with his bear thing.
 
"An intern relocated it to a remote spot in the Lolo Pass area later in the morning."


That seems like a good job for an intern. Here take this bear out into the wild and let it go. If it starts to come after you when you open the cage, run like hell.
 
Well,... what about me? I've had a CHIPMUNK living RIGHT OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR! :D
 
dell30rb said:
"An intern relocated it to a remote spot in the Lolo Pass area later in the morning."


That seems like a good job for an intern. Here take this bear out into the wild and let it go. If it starts to come after you when you open the cage, run like hell.
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Black Bears are somewhat harmless, They just crawl up in trees and hiss at you, at least the ones I've encountered. The guy that picked the bear up lives about 20' from me. He has this big circular cage thing that he keeps the bears in I'm sure there's a way to safely let them out.

The first week that I lived in Alaska a coworker came in looking like he had been out partying and drinking all night. A Grizzly had killed 2 moose in his back yard and was camping out with his kill. National Geographic drove down from Denali park to come film it. Anyway, his neighbor had alzheimers and was known for walking his dog anytime he couldn't remember if he had or not. My coworker had stayed up all night to catch him each time he left with the dog and steer them clear of the grizzly.
 
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Black bear momma's with cubs can get super cranky and attack folks. Generally though, they'll scare off unless they're determined to get to something (usually food).

Or the old joke...

"The National Park Service Rangers are advising hikers in Rocky Mountain National park to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter.

They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.

Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.

It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.

Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper spray."
 
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