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Offline gochance

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bear bomb
« on: July 31, 2011, 09:26:30 PM »
I will be going to Alberta in  November and  Just wondering if this stuff works? Thanks....

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Re: bear bomb
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 10:18:31 PM »
YES IT WORKS VERY WELL.  BE SURE TO CHECK REGULATIONS IF IT IS A LEGAL ATTRACTANT.  I HIT A TREE USUALLY ON TOP OR NEAR TOP OF RIDGE TO DISPERSE THE SCENT OVER A LARGE AREA THEN ON TWO TO THREE TREES BELOW WHERE YOU HAVE SET UP A SITE TO WATCH.  USUALLY IN A TRIANGLE LIKE PATTERN AND TRY TO SATURATE THE LOWER TREES TO HELP GUIDE THE ANIMAL INTO YOUR AREA.   KEEP TRACK OF THE WIND BUT SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET AN IDEAL SPOT.  CHECK OUT THE YOUTUBE VIDEO ON BEAR BOMB. IT IS AWESOME THE BEAR COMES WITHIN FEET OF THE HUNTERS THAT SPRAYED IT ON A TREE.  WHAT A THRILL BUT A LITTLE TO CLOSE FOR MY COMFORT.   IF YOU DON'T MIND ASKING WHAT PART OF ALBERTA ARE YOU GOING?  YOU MAY NOT NEED BEAR BOMB.  I WAS UP THERE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND IN LATE AUGUST THEY CLOSE SOME CAMPING AREAS DUE TO TOO MANY BERRIES AND TOO MANY BEAR ENCOUNTERS.  WE GOT KICKED OUT OF ONE CAMPING AREA AND EVERY NIGHT THE RANGERS WOULD PATROL MAKING SURE YOU DID NOT LEAVE ANY FOOD OR GARBAGE OR PETS OUT SIDE YOUR CAMPER AT NIGHT.  THEY ALSO HAD HARD SIDED CAMPER RESTRICTIONS SO NO TENTS OR TENT TRAILERS WERE ALLOWED.  SO KEEP IN MIND THE GRIZZ UP THERE.  WOULD NOT RECOMMEND SPRAYING YOURSELF WITH BEAR BOMB AND HIKING AROUND THE TIMBER UNLESS YOU ARE AN OLYMPIC SPRINTER.  ONLY SAW TWO GRIZZLIES UP THERE AND A FEW BLACK BEARS USUALLY NEAR RIVERS. 
« Last Edit: July 31, 2011, 10:37:22 PM by KenPCPilot »
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