I can sleep under the stars OK but I'm a little guarded since doing that in the MacGregor mountains, rifle at my side pretty bear-y there. Then that night sound asleep a mouse ran over my face. I think I screamed like a little girl. haha
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Definitely have a fear of injury while flying solo deep in the mountains/bush, much more so than fear of the wildlife.
Was a bit skeptical 20km back sleeping not far from a ram the pup and I harvested a few years back. Could hear a grizz all night rummaging through the rocks in search of marmots, not 300 yds away. Maybe the pup helps, she sure liked to mark our perimeter as hers...
Just thinking about being in the city gives me anxiety...
Same here!
We set up a camp near Gaspard Creek to do some serious fishing & in spite of making a lot of noise cutting firewood, talking, yelling , a large grizzly charged us as we attempted to fish from the high bank. Didn't think it was necessary to be armed. The 375 was hanging on the camper jack a short distance away in an open area. He changed his mind only feet away after we both got up & yelled.
Gave Gary Shelton all the details & he concluded that the bear's actions were predatory.
Lesson learned-never let your guard down when in grizz country & have an adequate weapon ready if permissible.
In general I don’t have fear of predatory animals be they wolf, cougar or bear.
Been surrounded by a wolf pack near Germansen but they were after 2 moose(saw tracks in the fresh snow next morning).
Confronted many bears (mostly black) & some wolves in over 50 years of hunting & working in the BC/Yukon wilderness but they always retreated with the exception of the one & only charge.
My biggest concerns(not fear) when in the wilderness are
1) Inclement weather with little or no warning be it the advent of extreme cold, prolonged whiteout….& being unprepared
2) Falling through the ice risking the chance of hypothermia, frostbite….
Note that the body loses heat 32 times faster in cold water than cold air.
3) Falling in the rugged/slippery, steep terrain or over deadfalls possibly breaking a limb/s.
4) Getting lost/confused
5) Health risks
Oct. 1969.
Went moose hunting by myself & stayed in a small shack with a door missing. The VW was parked less than 100 feet away. First heard them howling & the sound kept coming closer & closer until they appeared. They circled the VW & the shack. I had my 308 Norma chambered & ready.
Predators around at night can be very nerve racking but I always fear the thick dense fog.....hunting region 2 the fog banks can roll in and not leave for hours or even days....and in that thick timber a man can get spun around real quick.
This reminds me of summer camping with the family south of Tumbler Ridge a couple of years ago. It was a busy camp with 4 small kids playing all over, two still in diapers. We had a big grey wolf step out into the open 50 yards from camp, he stopped and watched us and then ran off. It made me wonder if all the kid noises attracted it and also made me wonder where the rest of the pack was? How close had they come to the kids playing down at the creek? I never worried about wolves in the past but now taking small kids out, they give me some concern.