Re: Need for bells during bow season

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Just can't resist...sometime, about a year ago, I think Truman
(was it you?) that posted a cute story about how to ride in the
wilderness.  I sure wish I had saved the story, but it went
something like this:

To insure that you don't inadvertently scare up a bear, it is
wise to put bells on your horses and yourself while out riding in
the wilderness,  This way, bears can hear you coming and since
they really don't want to attack you, will be forewarned and go
away or hide.  To know when there are bears in the area, you
should keep a watchful eye on the ground, looking for bear
droppings. You will know, however, when a grizzly bear is nearby
as his droppings will have bells in them.

Teddy

Cynthia Eyler wrote:
> 
> Some of you have expressed surprise that I would be concerned about injury
> from bow hunters.  I am, for two reasons:
> 
> 1)  What knowledgeable deer hunter would be out in the woods at 1:00 or
> 2:00 in the afternoon?  We have lots of them.  Any real hunter knows that
> deer are not moving at that time.
> 
> 2)  When I told a friend, two years ago, that I wasn't really worried about
> bow hunters because they have to be sober to have a prayer of bagging
> anything, he replied "What do you think they're doing, all those hours in
> the cold, up on those platforms?  I know what my buddies are doing, and
> lots of them are not sober."
> 
> So, yes, I'll continue to wear my bells from September to February.
> 
> Cindy Eyler
> Baltimore