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Sad in AZ ( member #24239) posted at 5:24 AM on Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Do you know how to tell the difference between bear poop and cougar poop? Bear poop has bell in it and cougar poop has pepper spray in it. 
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leapyearbaby ( member #24902) posted at 6:10 AM on Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Yes, SadinAz...being in bear country, I was gonna comment that around here we refer to bear bells as..dinner bells!!!
But bears in March? That is pretty early. A few tips from one who has had bear invasions a couple times now. No birdfeeders (although it should have been ok in March!!! I don't know what part of the country u r in, but here it'll be a couple months before we have to take ours down) Keep the dog inside or accompanied. No food of any kind, especially dog food...they LOVE dog food! Keep doors and windows shut and/or locked.
If you see one, and I assume you are talking brown bears, if one comes around, make LOTS of noise!! My H, in our 2nd invasion was sitting downstairs watching TV and I was upstairs. All of a sudden, I hear him yelling, "NO!! NO!!" I'm wondering, who the hell is he yelling @? Our last remaining pet is lying in my lap. Then I hear him banging an iron skillet with a spatula and saying "Bad bear!! Bad bear!!" Bad bear? WTF? turns out the same bear that had broken in earlier that day and devoured our Costco goodies figured, well, I had such a good lunch, I think I'll go back for dinner. He was quite annoyed to find out his reservation had been cancelled.....
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lingerdog ( member #24459) posted at 7:52 AM on Saturday, March 20th, 2010
I ever encounter a bear in the woods, well I just hope he finds the taste and smell of fecal matter unpleasant, as I will have some for him.
I've always heard to make yourself appear as big as you can, what if the bear is REALLY hungry?
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