umbrella for bear

[buckhorn2]

Watched a show on the hunting chanell where they used a black umbrella held in front of them to get close to a bear because of the bears poor eyesight he thought it was just another bear. The way the weather has been here on the coast an umbrella could come in handy.

[saylean]

Jim Shockey does that.

I wouldnt do it over here though...wearing black during bear season is a bad idea.

[buckhorn2]

Never thought of that but your right on there.

[rasbo]

Ive had them look right through me at 30 feet..not the best eyesite at all

[bearmanric]

till you move or they smell you. great idea tho. that stuff work's great on pronghorn archery. Rick

[Jeremy S]

Sounds like a good way to get shot.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Dont hunt bear in a black sweat-suit ?...

[benhuntin]

That was a very tragic accident and not a good day for anybody let alone hunters.  Probably not the best idea to laugh at.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I did not know that was the cause of that unfortunate accident.
I was just being 
I did not meen anything specific, sorry if I offended.

[benhuntin]

Not offended, just saying.  It sounded like a young kid that made a horrible mistake.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Not offended, just saying.  It sounded like a young kid that made a horrible mistake.

Unfortunately, that incident was not on my mind at the time I made the comment, I was just following the Umbrella,

I wouldnt do it over here though...wearing black during bear season is a bad idea

part of the conversation.
Again , sorry if I offended.

[bobcat]

That was a very tragic accident and not a good day for anybody let alone hunters.  Probably not the best idea to laugh at.

You're thinking of the "accident" at Sauk Mountain where the kid shot the hiker? If so, she wasn't wearing black. She was wearing a blue jacket.

I don't think anybody was "laughing" about that accident. It wasn't the topic here. 

[Machias]

She had a BRIGHT blue jacket on.

[machine]

Reminds me of Indian paintings were their sneaking up on deer with a deer hide on the back.Might work OK but I'm not going to try it.