11 inactive sedentary years

[jerrytheplater]

Add in bear canisters inside the dry bags. Although we didn't see any sign even of four footed wildlife. We camped on islands small enough not to be able to support a bear.

Seen them twice, once was a full on camp invasion. Recommend a wide berth.

We always give them a wide berth. Maybe 17 years ago I was camping at a state park in NJ, High Point State Park. A Park Ranger spent all night patrolling the campground area with a rifle with rubber bullets. Attempt was to discourage bear approach to the campground. That weekend a cub got into the bear proof dumpster and couldn't get out. The mother was furious and she was rolling that steel dumpster as if it was nothing to get her cub out. The Rangers had to go in with a caged truck to roll the dumpster with the door oriented to allow the cub to get out. Don't know how they got the door open, but the cub did get out.

A mother with 5 cubs walked through my back yard a few years ago. She adopted some of those cubs. I was walking out my back door to go cut the grass and we both scared one another. I ran back in and she sent the cubs up trees while she jumped the fence into the neighbors yard. Ended up they grabbed a garbage bag and set it down in the middle of the street to chow down. Mom was teaching cubs where the food was-pretty sad. Wrong food.

[Joebasscat]

Add in bear canisters inside the dry bags. Although we didn't see any sign even of four footed wildlife. We camped on islands small enough not to be able to support a bear.

Seen them twice, once was a full on camp invasion. Recommend a wide berth.

We always give them a wide berth. Maybe 17 years ago I was camping at a state park in NJ, High Point State Park. A Park Ranger spent all night patrolling the campground area with a rifle with rubber bullets. Attempt was to discourage bear approach to the campground. That weekend a cub got into the bear proof dumpster and couldn't get out. The mother was furious and she was rolling that steel dumpster as if it was nothing to get her cub out. The Rangers had to go in with a caged truck to roll the dumpster with the door oriented to allow the cub to get out. Don't know how they got the door open, but the cub did get out.

A mother with 5 cubs walked through my back yard a few years ago. She adopted some of those cubs. I was walking out my back door to go cut the grass and we both scared one another. I ran back in and she sent the cubs up trees while she jumped the fence into the neighbors yard. Ended up they grabbed a garbage bag and set it down in the middle of the street to chow down. Mom was teaching cubs where the food was-pretty sad. Wrong food.

Our camp visitor came in while we were out fishing. Managed to get to our food supply hung between two trees. Shredded that duffel bag with those razor claws. We interrupted him on our return and he scampered up a tree in the blink of an eye. Was a young bear and we eventually watched him come down and amble off. Thankfully he did not return or at least we did not see him again. Before he left he did stand up and try out his “scare skills”. Very cool! He was just learning. Have great respect for him and his older tribe.

In your back yard you say… I’m sure that keeps your head on a swivel.

[Erik A]

Yeah Eric, I know they can swim, but we were pretty far from mainland. Further than I want to swim, but I'm not a hungry bear. But we still kept them away from camp at night. Recommendation is to not hang them up, but leave on ground 150 feet from camp. Ropes attached from hanging provide a grip for the bear to carry it away.

Are you in kayak's with a closed hull so you can roll them? Never did that, but saw a group practicing on the Delaware River in Narrowsburg, NY in the 170 foot depth of water. They had helmets and some interesting gear I didn't recognize. Saw a similar group years later in the rapids just resting in the eddy behind big rocks. We passed in an open canoe.
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I use a sit on top. Safer at sea if you fall off for whatever reason. Just flip it back over and clinb back on. No water inside as all the hatches should be shut when at sea. Down side is they are a pretty wet ride i would add a pic or two but they are too big and i cant resize on my phone. Take a look at www.stealthkayaksnz.co.nz i use an older version of these. I used to go out fishing pretty much every weekend for years. Now i only get out about a dozen times a year. But i always get enough for a feed and share to our friends when we get a bit much. Ive been out anywhere up to 20 miles offshore depending on what we are targetting. That sort of distance is generally after tuna. Which i have yet to catch lol.