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Bear "bells" . . . I thought they were a joke!?!

Melensdad

Melensdad

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There's this funny sign I've seen floating around on the net.
The gist is that it recommends wearing bells in the woods to alert bears to your presence and they'll go a different direction (sorta). Well, anyhow...here's the sign:
BearSign.jpg


Yesterday, when I was in a store looking over some of the camping gear, I kid you NOT, I saw "animal alert bells" in the survival gear section.

Is this for real?? I'm serious, there were these little leather straps that had snap on clips and something like an open-ended sleigh bell on each one. Do people really go hiking in the woods with bells on?? Seriously?
I had no idea...
 
We get this joke about "Bear Bells" alot up here in Alaska:


Bear Bells Story
This Story is meant for Boy Scouts.
Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.
One summer, a fellow from the big city was going on a camping trip into the Rocky Mountains. He got all his gear, made the drive, and was at a local shop just before starting his hike into the wilderness.
He says to the store clerk, "Say, do you all have bears around here?"

"Yep," replied the clerk.

"What kind?"

"Well, we've got black bears and grizzly bears."

The hiker replied, "OK, I guess I better get some of these bear bells then. That way, when I'm hiking the bears will know I'm coming and I won't startle them." He gets a couple bells and takes them to the counter to pay.

"By the way, is there any way to tell if there are grizzly bears or black bears around?", he asked.

"Sure," replies the clerk, " just check their scat to see what type of bear is around. You can tell the type of bear by what's in its scat."

"Hmmm, what would I expect to see in the scat?" asked the hiker as he picked up his bells to leave.

"Well, black bear scat's got berries, leaves, some grass. Grizzly bear scat's got bear bells."
 
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