Boondocking in bear country?
I'm not too worried about bears in general. My new workplace is an hour drive on a logging road from the nearest main road. Not many go there, or pass through there, just enough to keep the logging ...
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toedtoes wrote:wgriswold wrote:
While I live in a typical suburban subdivision it is bear country. Last summer I forgot to lock the door to the trailer. The next morning the door was open and there were bear prints in the trailer. It had opened a few cabinets and the refrigerator doors. I always remove all food when home and so the bear was disappointed. It did no damage.
A smart, courteous bear.
A friend has a place in your area. She had left her car unlocked one day and that evening heard a bunch of noise outside. When she checked, she found a bear inside her car. It appears it got the door opened and climbed in to check things out, but the car was parked on a slope and with the weight of the bear, the door closed behind it. The bear tried to tear its way out. She called the rangers and they came out and watched saying "I'm not going to go open that door!" Finally the bear managed to hit the door panel (on the downslope side) just right and the door popped open. The car was totaled, the bear left in a panic.
Our bears are black bears and are warm and cuddly compared to brown bears (Grizzles). They are generally timid and run away when confronted unless you are between a mom and her kids. I have found them in my garage and it wasn't clear who was more frightened.
