Title: | The Hunting Notesfile |
Notice: | Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270 |
Moderator: | SALEM::PAPPALARDO |
Created: | Wed Sep 02 1987 |
Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 1561 |
Total number of notes: | 17784 |
I'll be doing some backpacking in the Wind River Range, WY along the continental divide, in mid-July. Trying to put together as much info from different sources as I can. What's the scoop on bears (blacks and/or grizzlies?) in that area? I don't care to hunt them just curious on their numbers and the chance of an encounter. AA
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660.1 | not too many | SALEM::MACGREGOR | Thu May 17 1990 09:06 | 10 | |
From the last time I was there 2 years ago there were some blacks bears around. I would think that the Wind Rivere Range is just about on the outskirts of Grizzly territory. They seem to be mostly around Yellowstone. I don't think I would worry about it too much. There is some spray that is made that is supposed to stop a bear in it's tracks, I think it is called Canned Cayenne. It is made up of some type of hot pepper and makes a bear want to get the heck away from it. I didn't see any when I was out there. Saw some black bear tracks but that was about it. Bret |