I live in Foresthill and encounter bears
on my property and on the trail a lot. If I spot the bear I yell at
it and talk loud at it or them and it helps to give the horse
confidence if he thinks I can be meaner than the bear, yes my horses have
spooked at them but not to bad if they think that I am not affraid and I will
take care of him. Bears that are to friendly or dangerous are usually
killed, not to many places left to relocate them. We also have mountain
lions. I don't always like running into wild life that my horse can
spook at but we have to share the trail with them as well as bikes. I'
just thankfull that we dont have wolves or grizzles.
"
Courage is being scared to
death, but saddling up anyway. ~ John Wayne
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> From:
bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] Bears
on the trail > Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:20:07 -0700 > >
While I've not seen the bears on the Tevis trail, Grizzles in CA became
> extinct by the early 20th century. They lived right around here where
I > live, on the coast 60 miles S of San Francisco. There are two
notable > stories of locals who were 1) killed (in 1875) and 2) maimed
for life (in > 1865) by the California Grizzly. I just hope someone
doesn't come up with > the hare-brained idea of re-introducing
Grizzlies to the local state park > where they roamed when the man was
killed. A more stupid idea I could not > think of, considering the park
is a haven for hikers, horseback riders and > bicyclists. >
> Barbara > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:
"Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To:
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx> > Sent:
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:11 PM > Subject: Re: [RC] Bears on the
trail > > > > Am I right in assuming that the bears on
the Tevis Trail are black bears > > not Griz? It makes a big
difference. The two species react completely > > differently to
human contact and the proper reaction to an attack is also > > very
different. > > > > Ed > > Ed & Wendy
Hauser > > 2994 Mittower Road > > Victor, MT 59875 >
> > > (406) 642-9640 > > > >
ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us > > > > > >
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