wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:42:15 GMT, rw
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Considering the condition of your feet and your maximum ground speed,
I'd be delighted to have you around in camp in bear country, if only you
weren't such an obnoxious asshole.


Yeah, it's tough walking. It's even tougher to grow old. But, I've
spent many days on the banks of Alaskan rivers, within sight of brown
bears, and, whatyaknow, here I am! d;o) I have never heard of a fly
fisherman having a bad encounter with bears.

http://www.sportfishingkenai.com/con...D=37&CAT_ID=72

Now you have heard of one.

I have seen about 100
bears each week I have spent in Alaska, and there was never even a
"close encounter." They are too busy feeding on the salmon to care
about humans.

Here's an apropos quote from the link above:

Larry Lewis, a Wildlife Technician, who among other duties teaches bear
safety for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, would agree. He
maintains that too often people get in trouble because they lose contact
with their surroundings, becoming totally engrossed in their fishing,
for instance. The other problem, he says, is complacency or a cavalier
attitude, believing that “it couldn’t happen to me,” or that because I
know all the “rules” for being in bear country I’ll be alright.


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