Originally Posted by
boomhauer
i hate bear encounters.
tonight I’m debating weather to sleep on the rail to trails. It has mostly been paying campgrounds so far.
I have no food with me and a tiny pepper spray (for dogs).
I’m not too afraid of small 100 lbs bears. I thing they will scare off.
I won’t be able to sleep if I know there is a 400 lbs bear sniffing around.
It only took one encounter for be to be permanently concerned. Before that I had no problem sleeping in much worse places.
Every bear I have ever seen in Oregon has high tailed it and ran as soon as it saw me - even the big ones. I almost had a moose encounter in Idaho once...
I couldn't imagine what an bear encounter would do to the psyche! I'd almost feel safer sleeping without a tent so it'd be easier if I saw one to scare it away.
Just found this doing a quick Google search:
https://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Wh...431445483.html