Hiking

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

You are far more likely to be attacked by a human while hiking than a bear, and you are infinitely more likely to get killed in your drive over to the hike than you are to be killed by a bear.

You are correct as long as you smart concerning bear behavior. I have never had a problem with them. I even ended up walking next to one on a dirt road once. Neither myself, my dog or the bear noticed each other and when we finally did, Nikki and I just stopped and let the bear go ahead. I broke the rule of making noise when in the woods.


And for the record, I have no knowledge of any missing humans in my area.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

You are correct as long as you smart concerning bear behavior. I have never had a problem with them. I even ended up walking next to one on a dirt road once. Neither myself, my dog or the bear noticed each other and when we finally did, Nikki and I just stopped and let the bear go ahead. I broke the rule of making noise when in the woods.


And for the record, I have no knowledge of any missing humans in my area.

Other than grizzlies, and perhaps momma bears with cubs, bears want nothing to do with people. They may want your food however.

I've had bears in my back yard here in Maine, and when they see me, they take off like a shot.

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Other than grizzlies, and perhaps momma bears with cubs, bears want nothing to do with people. They may want your food however.

I've had bears in my back yard here in Maine, and when they see me, they take off like a shot.

The majority around here take off too but Ct. releases their problem bears on my road. Some of them are alittle bolder around people but still I have never had an issue with them and enjoy seeing them. It's just a matter of being familiar with bear behavior, recognizing the ear tags and collars, and not contributing to the delinquency of the bears by feeding the birds in the warm weather, leaving garbage outside, etc..

[TheFlyingFilly]

I don't hike, but enjoy running on trails. No mountains here (IL) but there are some hilly state parks within a couple hours. I'm going to run at Starved Rock on Saturday--should be fun.