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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion Bear on Knife - not smart camper |
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07/13/2018 07:48PM
Just got this from Ely Forest Service - A good example of someone not being smart and making a bear problem that can landslide to worse.
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On the 3rd of July, a bear broke a pole and tore a fly before getting food stored under a tent vestibule. This was somewhere on a campsite south of a 30 rod portage into the South Arm of Knife Lake. We are waiting for more details, but in the meantime, this is a good reminder that despite plentiful berries, food must be stored away from tents in bear resistant containers/hung securely. For the sake of future campers, for the sake of the bear, for their own sake, please.
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On the 3rd of July, a bear broke a pole and tore a fly before getting food stored under a tent vestibule. This was somewhere on a campsite south of a 30 rod portage into the South Arm of Knife Lake. We are waiting for more details, but in the meantime, this is a good reminder that despite plentiful berries, food must be stored away from tents in bear resistant containers/hung securely. For the sake of future campers, for the sake of the bear, for their own sake, please.
07/14/2018 08:25AM
Can't place that location but it sounds like it's probably on the west bank. No shortage of bears in there. You should be vigilant everywhere, but bring your A game if that's where you're going.
"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard
07/14/2018 03:04PM
heavylunch: "I am guessing it wasn't an Ursack Brand Tent was it? Just kidding, that is not good. Ugh...
Ursack tents? Hey there is an idea. Oh wait... Maybe not...
Wish I wasn't stuck in suburbia this weekend and was out on a canoe trip."
Doggone it that sounds like a good idea? Wait a minute, though, doesn't the "Contents" get chewed on a bit (LOL)? I've already had a bear chew on my pants when I was OUT of them, I'd hate it if I were IN them (LOL)!
"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain
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