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efield · August 10, 2011, 03:45 PM

We get bears quite often at my cabin in the Sequoia's. The cabin has been in the family all of my life and we have used it as a summer home for my 50 plus years on the planet.

Bears are just a fact of nature up there and IMHO we are in their world. I keep a sidearm just in case but pepper spray has worked quite well so far in the rare instances that they got too curious for their own good.

I will say that they seem to have gotten a little bolder in the last couple years and I have had close encounters more often now than I can remember in the past. I will also say my dog hates it when I used the spray and won't come near me for awhile afterwards.

August 10, 2011, 03:45 PM	#14
efield Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2009 Location: Peoples Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 125	We get bears quite often at my cabin in the Sequoia's. The cabin has been in the family all of my life and we have used it as a summer home for my 50 plus years on the planet. Bears are just a fact of nature up there and IMHO we are in their world. I keep a sidearm just in case but pepper spray has worked quite well so far in the rare instances that they got too curious for their own good. I will say that they seem to have gotten a little bolder in the last couple years and I have had close encounters more often now than I can remember in the past. I will also say my dog hates it when I used the spray and won't come near me for awhile afterwards. __________________ A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -Rudyard Kipling-