there are techniques to preventing yourself from getting eaten and they vary by types of bear. did you know this? here's my summary (ahead of our weekend camping trip):
- Brown Bear: Play dead.
- Black Bear: Fight hard
- Polar Bear: S*&^ Out of Luck
last night adam and matt came home from their hike to announce that they had seen an entire herd of moose (aka 3) and that they had wrestled them bare handed. clearly these guys are going to have great "fish" tales to tell one day. then they decided to tell me it was right before adam punched a grizz in the nose. Like KAPOW.
uh-huh. right.
then, today i find this article, where homegirl seriously punched a bear in the nose:
http://www.adn.com/2011/08/31/2041534/juneau-woman-saves-her-dog-by.html
Adam says the only reason it didn't eat her was because "...the bear thought she was feeding it and then she took the snack away and it was confused."
HA. you know you live in alaska when one of your blog labels is BEARS.
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