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--Boundary_(ID_F4smpEBrzNke47wb6VRTxQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Regarding noise for bears (and coyotes), Nova Scotia has never had a black bear attack a human, as far as I know. And N.S. has oodles of bears, but they keep their distance from us humans, although they do become nuisance bears of course on honey and corn and bird feeders etc. -- NSDNR (Nat. Resources has all sorts of data on this over the years). Besides bells, some people apparently carry cans filled with pebbles to make noise as they walk in the woods. A good loud whistle is probably another good idea. The only bear I have ever surprised was a small black bear in Banff Nat. Park in Alberta, and the bear was long gone before I even realized what I had scared up (pre-dawn). But in B.C. and perhaps Alberta and elsewhere, grizzly bears have come to associate shots fired by hunters as dinner bells, so that hunters have to be very wary when quartering and cleaning up their moose, elk, deer kills to watch for attracted bears. Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Maria <maria@seasidehighspeed.com> > Date: July 3, 2011 12:09:53 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] black bears > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > They are brass bells that you can buy and attach to a backpack, or > your belt > loop, or whatever...they jingle, with the hopes of giving the bear > a heads > up that something "different" is around, and the bear will leave > the area > you're in...I bought mine at the Masstown Market a few years > ago...I think > they were around $10 each. > Maria Forman > Debert NS > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens- > owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > On Behalf Of duartess@ns.sympatico.ca > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:11 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: Rob Woods > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] black bears > > Hi Rob & all, > > I have never heard of 'bear bells'? What are they? > > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth > > ---- Rob Woods <rrtwoods@yahoo.com> wrote: >> You may have stumbled across a family group. Cubs may stay in with >> the > mother >> for two years. A two year old bear probably looks adult size. In my > Alberta >> hiking days though I did not usually stick around to asks the >> bears their > age >> when I came across a group of them. Checking out the noise is >> certainly >> possible. I often found bears more attracted to the bear bells than > not....Some >> times the bears learn that the bells mean food. But NS bears would >> not > have that >> training. >> >> Rob > --Boundary_(ID_F4smpEBrzNke47wb6VRTxQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Regarding noise for bears (and coyotes), Nova Scotia has never had a = black bear attack a human, as far as I know. And N.S. has oodles = of bears, but they keep their distance from us humans, although they do = become nuisance bears of course on honey and corn and bird feeders etc. = -- NSDNR (Nat. Resources has all sorts of data on this over the = years).<div><br></div><div>Besides bells, some people apparently carry = cans filled with pebbles to make noise as they walk in the woods. = A good loud whistle is probably another good = idea.</div><div><br></div><div>The only bear I have ever surprised was a = small black bear in Banff Nat. Park in Alberta, and the bear was long = gone before I even realized what I had scared up (pre-dawn). = <div><br></div><div>But in B.C. and perhaps Alberta and elsewhere, = grizzly bears have come to associate shots fired by hunters as dinner = bells, so that hunters have to be very wary when quartering and cleaning = up their moose, elk, deer kills to watch for attracted = bears.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers? from Jim in = Wolfville <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Maria <<a = href=3D"mailto:maria@seasidehighspeed.com">maria@seasidehighspeed.com</a>&= gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 3, 2011 12:09:53 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: [NatureNS] black = bears</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">They are brass bells that you can buy and attach to = a backpack, or your belt</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">loop, or = whatever...they jingle, with the hopes of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>giving the bear a = heads</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">up that something "different" is = around, and the bear will leave the area</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">you're = in...I bought mine at the Masstown Market a few years ago...I = think</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">they were around $10 = each.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Maria Forman</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Debert NS</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-----Original = Message-----</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: = naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca</a>]</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">On Behalf Of <a = href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:11 AM</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Cc: Rob Woods</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: = [NatureNS] black bears</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hi Rob & all,</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I have = never heard of 'bear bells'? What are they?<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Gayle = MacLean</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dartmouth</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">---- Rob = Woods <rrtwoods@yahoo.com>= wrote:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">You may have stumbled = across a family group. Cubs may stay in with the</div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">mother<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">for two years. A two year old = bear probably looks adult size. In my</div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Alberta<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">hiking days though I did = not<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>usually stick = around to asks the bears their</div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">age<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">when I came across a group of = them. Checking out the noise is certainly<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">possible. I often found bears more attracted to the = bear bells than</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">not....Some<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">times the bears learn that = the bells mean food. But NS bears would not</div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">have that<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">training.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Rob</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_F4smpEBrzNke47wb6VRTxQ)--
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