Send Chaikwa after it?

 

Hey, I didn't say hard headed. I said very hard headed



Glad she made the escape. No advice from me, I never seen a bear. I guess, "watch out"...???

 

Does that mean you never saw a little bear behind either?

 

Yep, turned out ok. Her momma started balling for her (she is in the corrals getting AI'd, calf didn't want to follow so she stayed in the pasture). I turned off the fence and dropped the wires, set in the shade, had a smoke, a couple thousand skeeter bites, and she finally came back in. The next morning she decided it was really best to be in the corrals with momma and walked right over to them and through a one way V gate I set up (calves check in but calves don't check out, not until I open the main gate any way.)

Well at least you have experience to fall back on...

Crap... Missed ya again... Gonna finally step out of the 80's and get an iphone... Gonna need the handcuff key.

Ok, I'll bite... What the heck is a/an belligerent. Present company excluded of course

True, but if they can't prove it you walk... We seem to missing a few wild life recently here too...

But seriously, they are NOT scared of humans any more. The report of a blank will make them think twice, a bean bag will make them stay away (just make sure there is a slug chambered behind it). Black bears are actually fairly non-confrontational. But without hunting, they have no reason to fear you. Also, never run from a bear. It triggers hunting instincts. Make yourself look as big as possible, and quietly walk backwards until you are at a safe distance (1000 yards). IF the bear decides he may want to play a little, wave scream and step forward forcefully. If they still want to play, run, up hill if possible.

Also, if possible, never startle a bear. If you see one in the distance whistle or shout so they see you and know where you are. Most (black) bear attacks occur from a human startling the bear. Then the bear has no choice but to be defensive and attack.

 

You get what you pay for.

Labs are cool. My Uncle had one. It was the smartest stupid bullheaded lovable beer can chewing dog I ever knew.

Like wyododge said plus:
This link is for an article on what not to do. http://www.adn.com/2011/08/31/204153...er-dog-by.html The gal was really lucky she got away with it.
As you probably know, black bears tend to make circuits, returning to the same areas that they previously found goodies. They will even place their feet in exactly the same place every time they use an established trail.
Dont want you to worry but if the bear has found food in an area it will come back. If you have a 12 guage without a choke, you can use a cracker shell or better, a bean bag shell (they cost about 4 bucks apiece but you only need to use one).
In the meanwhile, Ill bet if she makes a lot of noise (bang a few old pans together) when she is going out to the pond, she wont ever see the bear while she is out there.

 

Thanks for the tips.

I'll make sure I have my 'noisemaker' with me when I head for the pond this weekend.......

 

Morning.

Today is Thursday, September 1st.

On this day in 1799 - The Bank of Manhattan Company opened in New York City, NY. It was the forerunner of Chase Manhattan.

1807 - Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason.

1810 - The first plow with interchangeable parts was patented by John J. Wood.

1859 - The Pullman sleeping car was placed into service.

1878 - Emma M. Nutt became the first female telephone operator in the U.S. The company was the Telephone Dispatch Company of Boston.

1884 - The Thomas A. Edison Construction Department and the Edison Company for Isolated Lighting merged.

1887 - Emile Berliner filed for a patent for his invention of the lateral-cut, flat-disk gramophone. It is a device that is better known as a record player. Thomas Edison made the idea work.

1894 - A forest fire in Hinckley, MN, killed more than 400 people.

1897 - The first section of Boston's subway system was opened.

1905 - Saskatchewan and Alberta became the ninth and tenth provinces of Canada.

1939 - World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.

1942 - A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.

1945 - The U.S. received official word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. In Japan, it was actually September 2nd.

1985 - The Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in a joint U.S. and French expedition. The wreck site is located 963 miles northeast of New York and 453 miles southeast of the Newfoundland coast.

1986 - Jerry Lewis raised a record $34 million for Muscular Dystrophy during his annual telethon for Jerry’s kids over the Labor Day weekend.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

 

Balloons smeared with peanut butter can be fun...


Morning, coffee's pallatable today. Looks like last week of summer. Hot and muggy this weekend then the bottom is suppose to drop out. Been tinkering with the jeep before it gets cold. Got it gutted right now for bedliner paint job inside. Bumpers are almost done finally.

 

So it wasn't your wife's fault! I'm hurt...

I found the horse dirt but by the time you add in trucking it would be nearly $200 a load. Before I spend that kind of money I need to talk to the customer again and he wouldn't answer his phone. Oh well...

First, don't run from the bear. A little quick reading on bear encounter etiquette might be a good idea, especially if he's still breathing after meeting Mr. Colt.

He wants to get rid of it, not open an Eharmony franchise.

Morning, passing through again.

 

LOL, spot on! ^^^^^^

Miss you raddy blue eyed boy...Howz things?

chaikwa done gone religious on us? too much preachin'.... you finish that wood sign yet?

Bark, glad ya found out it is an easy treatment. going peacefully in his sleep is not what we want to hear....probably more like something to do with your Vegas friends....lol

yeah, black bear stuff is food related. what the above advice is, right on . if ya really do not want bears there, spray cayenne pepper on the black berries or cut them down. if you eat the berries too, then hang up the aluminum pie plates, tin can on a string nailed to a wood stake in the ground, so that it moves and makes noise when it hits the stake. something simple and flashy the bears cannot process and wander elsewhere. we have successfully moved the bear trail South over 100 yards from our house, so that we don't 'find' each other. they used to come hit the bird stuff then on to the blackberries. as Bark said, they follow the same path. changing their path is what we were advised by some Seneca Indians and it worked very well.

rainy day today, fighting with common sense and losing. harley carburetor.
think i have put in a spring with too much tension, have to tear it all apart again and see if the gas actually stays in the carb.......

 

Mornin' all,

fix and trivia fix done. Sept 1st and still hot. 101°F forecast for today.
For August had 30 days over 100°F and set 6 new heat records. The drought is so bad that it was on the PBS News Hour. How the ranchers are selling of their herds, no feed or water. Horses are also in bad shape. Some are being given way at auctions.

Shovelhead, good advice on the bear. Read on the news the other day that a homeowner shot and killed a bear that was in the back yard with his children. Now the Feds. are charging him with killing an endangered species. Guess the feds thinks bears are more valuable than kids.

Bark, now that they found your problem. Fix it and sleep well.

Shorts. A good friend of mine won the Black Lab national championship in 1981. He raised, trained and showed the dog himself. He still judges and has written a guide on judging the dogs. Smart dogs.

Have a good un and be safe out there.

 

Met a truck from Manitoba,Dodge dually and gooseneck with a load of Hay heading to Texas . Cant even guess the cost of hay.

 

:-)

 

Just finished a "Go Away" BBQ for one of our pilots that had enough sense to bail before he lost his sole. At least it will be safe to walk by the bathroom now.

 

Bush Pilot?