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Posted by Hikin' Jim on August 14, 2012, 15:11:57, in reply to "Re: Bears in Halfway Camp - truth or myth?"
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Wow. I'm never using a Jetboil again. 
HJ
Adventures in Stoving
--Previous Message--
: Last year a couple were camped at
: halfway. while preparing their meal
: in a jet boil. they heard noises
: and two bears moseyed into their
: camp. these were experienced hikers
: who proceded to bang pots and were
: yelling, apparently the bearswere
: not impressed with their antics and
: really liked the rice they were
: preparing. wouldn't leave became
: very threatening. The hikers
: finally abandoned their meal and
: packed out of the area. Soooooo....
: better to be safe than sorry.
:
: --Previous Message--
: The story I heard was that yes,
: there
: were bears becoming a nuisance a
: while back at halfway. I even heard
: a story that there was a camper at
: one time that was feeding the bears.
:
: I don't know how true that is or if
: there have been any occurrences of
: problems at halfway in the last
: couple years. I personally havent
: heard of anything lately.
:
: There ARE bears in the wilderness.
: Not just in the parking lot.
:
: I had my first sighting in the
: wilderness 2 weeks ago... at Algers
: Camp.
:
: As Ed stated, it is good practice to
: use bear cans or bear bag. No sense
: in putting yourself or the bears at
: risk.
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