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Old 06-07-2015, 01:45 PM   #34
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That is crazy. 10m away? and it was Grizzly and not a black bear? No bear spray?

It could have been death for you. I'm serious. Good thing no incident occurred. Definitely be careful
Hmmmm ... sounds like a black bear to me. There is distinct difference between a black bear and a brown bear or Grizzly.

Your point is right though ... people keep telling me to carry bear spray and I keep forgetting to get some. I have run into a couple of meandering black bears over the year and they weren't bothered by me but the circumstances could have been very different.

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