The Bears
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The age-old question of what bears do in the woods
was answered each and every day as we tromped around the evidence while
treking to new fishing spots. However, just like any other guy, when
you're out on the river sometimes it's just easier to duck behind a
rock
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This guy on the left was pretty upset that
we were there. Our guide kept telling us not to make eye contact with
him, so I stared at him and took this picture. If you click on it you'll
see a close up of the icy stare. I did try to avoid eye contact with our
guide and his icy stare, though. The bear on the right was beautiful. She had a great spot watching the salmon go by while waiting for the perfect meal. |
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We asked our guide how he could tell the difference between the males (boars) and females (sows). He said, "Well, it's easy. The females are, you know, hotter." |
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encounters with bears during the week, there were only a couple that
got "interesting." I was charged twice on the first day by a sow who's
cubs were working their way down the river towards me. Each time I raised
my arms and yelled at her to let her know I understood. The first time
I moved down river a bit, the second time we left. I also took this picture
of a huge footprint in the mud. I wear a 10 1/2 shoe, and wading boots
are bigger. This guy's print makes my feet look small. |
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It helps to click on the picture on the
left to see a bigger version. Tom has hooked onto a nice rainbow which has
jumped clear out of the water. On the far bank a bear watches intently. All
the bear sees is a good meal, most likely the fish, but maybe Tom. The bear
lost interest before Tom did, otherwise Tom would have had to have broken
the fish off to keep the bear at bay. |
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