"Aggressive Black Bears on the Northville-Placid Trail: Hikers have reported encounters with aggressive black bears on the Northville-Placid Trail between Wakely Pond and Stephens Pond in the Blue Ridge Wilderness. Hikers are advised to hike in groups, make noise as you hike (talking and clapping hands), hike only during daylight and secure food, trash, toiletries, and scented items when camping overnight."
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Woman stabs bear near Indian Lake...
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
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I'm now second guessing my decision to get a small sensible backpacking knife instead of a knife that would have made crocodile Dundee proud.George
18/46
"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." - Jack Kerouac
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Originally posted by Alpine1 View PostA bit close for comfort I'd say. I didn't read where she dropped her pack in an attempt to give the bears what they were probably after...lunch.
Wouldn't dropping a pack for a bear reinforce the bear's brain to equate food with people?... And make them even more aggressive toward hikers in the future? Having said that, self preservation IS a priority!!“Keep close to Nature's heart...and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”
-John Muir
ADK 46-R 7090W
Saranac Lake 6er (3x) 11U, UW
Catskill 3500 2265; 921W
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Originally posted by ADK123 View PostAnother article on the encounter:
http://adirondacklifestyleblog.com/tag/black-bears/ADK HP 46/46 ADK HPW 13/46 http://www.idratherbehiking80.blogspot.com/ My photos "There's no such thing as failure who keeps trying, coasting near the bottom is the only disgrace." - John Popper
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