Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
I got a packalarm last year, love it. Have used it a few times and it's never been set off by wind or branches. Slept in a tent in bear country for years without one but it was only when my boy started coming with me that I really ever got concerned about bears at all. Still not really "concerned" but it is an extra bit of peace of mind at night. Not a substitute for keeping a clean camp and being smart with your food but it's a worthwhile little piece of kit to have.
Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
^^^good to know, my little guy is 4 and I will be backpack camping with him hopefully starting this year or next, he loves tenting already..
Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
I made up a kit with a rape whistle and a rape alarm key chain with 100 yds of white flyline backing..........
never have taken it along
Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
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Originally Posted by
mpotzold
SAGE ADVICE!
RE: DOGS
308 LOVER (LT)'s dog named Shadow has been our camp watchdog since he was very young. We've never had a bear approach any of our camps even with hanging game nearby.
A few years ago 2 large wolves walked right through our camp in the middle of the night(large tracks in the snow). Not even a whisper from the dog!
Also while sitting by the camp fire having a coffee after lunch, Eve(eagle eyes) spotted a big 4 pointer walking by only about 60 yards away. Our guns were too far away & we were too late. The dog was nearby but didn't notice the deer's presence.
Just got a call tonight from LT that Shadow has died due to cancer. :cry:
He was 12 1/2 .
He was a border collie, no doubt one of the most intelligent breeds if not the smartest.
I was the one who suggested calling him Shadow because on our hunting trip north of Gang when only weeks old he would always follow us like the shadow.
LT mostly fed him dog biscuits but I always saved some meat/cold cuts for him which he devoured with a passion.
I really miss Shadow like he was part of the family. He was with us on all our hunting trips.
Never forget the evening I was imbibing in my favourite glass of red wine sitting in front of a roaring campfire alone & all of a sudden Shadow appears, sits down right beside me & puts his left paw on my knee & looks directly in my eyes!
Shadow was only 3 -north of Germansen -lots of grizz & moose signs
https://oi361.photobucket.com/albums...5.jpg~original
Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
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boxhitch
I made up a kit with a rape whistle and a rape alarm key chain with 100 yds of white flyline backing..........
never have taken it along
Too funny. I made the exact same rig, except with braided nylon 70lb test. We rigged it up around a tent one day. Something set it off at the first hint of light we're not sure what. I don't think it was a bear, but possibly a small critter like a coyote. I had a trailcam covering some of our camp, but it missed whatever set it off.
Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
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Originally Posted by
mpotzold
Just got a call tonight from LT that Shadow has died due to cancer. :cry:
He was 12 1/2 .
He was a border collie, no doubt one of the most intelligent breeds if not the smartest.
I was the one who suggested calling him Shadow because on our hunting trip north of Gang when only weeks old he would always follow us like the shadow.
LT mostly fed him dog biscuits but I always saved some meat/cold cuts for him which he devoured with a passion.
I really miss Shadow like he was part of the family. He was with us on all our hunting trips.
Never forget the evening I was imbibing in my favourite glass of red wine sitting in front of a roaring campfire alone & all of a sudden Shadow appears, sits down right beside me & puts his left paw on my knee & looks directly in my eyes!
Shadow was only 3 -north of Germansen -lots of grizz & moose signs
https://oi361.photobucket.com/albums...5.jpg~original
Oh no! I am sorry to hear the news about your companion and camp watch guard.
Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
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steel_ram
Worse ways of going . . . like lying in a hospital with tubes stuck everywhere, a full diaper and whining relatives all around. A woodsmen would be lucky and honoured to be taken by a bear . . . just don't go painting yourself with honey.
eloquently put