kajasmin Posted June 1 #1 Share Posted June 1 Question- we live in Florida, gators on a trail no big deal- bears?! Eek. We are considering doing some hiking. What should we bring with us to be prepared for bears? We are flying in and also cruise security so I feel like bear spray is a no no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted June 2 #2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, kajasmin said: Question- we live in Florida, gators on a trail no big deal- bears?! Eek. We are considering doing some hiking. What should we bring with us to be prepared for bears? We are flying in and also cruise security so I feel like bear spray is a no no? An empty soda can with some rocks makes a lot of noise that bears can hear from a long distance and they will stay away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted June 2 #3 Share Posted June 2 No bear spray on the ship. Bear encounters are rarer than people think. Bears aren’t really that interested in people anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted June 2 #4 Share Posted June 2 Bear encounters are much rarer than tourists think. Be much more concerned regarding moose. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisetonowhere10 Posted June 2 #5 Share Posted June 2 (edited) We have bears where we live and can walk out of our house and practically smack into them…they have very little interest in humans. We have moose too and I’ve not experienced them being interested either. That being said, I’d keep my distance from all wildlife. Edited June 2 by cruisetonowhere10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gardyloo Posted June 2 #6 Share Posted June 2 15 hours ago, kajasmin said: Question- we live in Florida, gators on a trail no big deal- bears?! Eek. We are considering doing some hiking. What should we bring with us to be prepared for bears? We are flying in and also cruise security so I feel like bear spray is a no no? Where and when will you be hiking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlrph Posted June 2 #7 Share Posted June 2 We were told by rangers to make a lot of noise and conversations to keep bears away. Overall the natives warned us about Moose as being more unpredictable than bears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 2 #8 Share Posted June 2 (edited) Just make sure that you know the difference between black bears and brown bears and what to do if you are attacked by one of them. The responses are different. As others have told you make lots of noise while you are hiking. If you accidentally get between a mother and her cubs all bets are off. If you need more info check out this site - https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=livingwithbears.bearcountry DON Edited June 2 by donaldsc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisetonowhere10 Posted June 2 #9 Share Posted June 2 3 minutes ago, donaldsc said: Just make sure that you know the difference between black bears and brown bears and what to do if you are attacked by one of them. The responses are different. As others have told you make lots of noise while you are hiking. If you accidentally get between a mother and her cubs all bets are off. DON This is good advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel1973 Posted June 3 #10 Share Posted June 3 Of the 25+ years going up there I have had only 2 bear encounters. The first time I was bitten twice by one and the second time one snuck up on me and I was able to scare him off. No moose encounters yet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted June 3 #11 Share Posted June 3 Most bears hate to have their ears pulled or yanked on and this is an effective way to control a bear until such time as the others in your party can make good their escape. For some reason, this technique seems to only work on male bears and is mostly ineffective on female bears so some other technique may be necessary for those bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 3 #12 Share Posted June 3 4 hours ago, Genghis Khan said: Most bears hate to have their ears pulled or yanked on and this is an effective way to control a bear until such time as the others in your party can make good their escape. For some reason, this technique seems to only work on male bears and is mostly ineffective on female bears so some other technique may be necessary for those bears. Please provide a reference on this. It seems so unlikely that this is true that I did an extensive internet search on it and I could not find any reference to this way of controlling a bear. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal3 Posted June 3 #13 Share Posted June 3 5 hours ago, Genghis Khan said: Most bears hate to have their ears pulled or yanked on and this is an effective way to control a bear until such time as the others in your party can make good their escape. For some reason, this technique seems to only work on male bears and is mostly ineffective on female bears so some other technique may be necessary for those bears. If I am close enough to tell the difference between a male and a female bear I am probably too close. If I am close enough to pull their ears, I really have a problem then 🤣. As for others making their escape......and what about me?????? 😟 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajasmin Posted June 4 Author #14 Share Posted June 4 Considering outer point on Douglas island and rainbird in ketchikican. Nothing extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banditoo Posted June 4 #15 Share Posted June 4 Couple weeks back there were black bears at Mendenhall Glacier late afternoon. One crossed the Nugget Falls trail behind us (we were told by the people behind us) and another popped out on the Visitor Centre Walkway above the parking lot. Living in the suburbs of Metro Vancouver, bears are regularly present in our various parks, trails and often in people's yards too. Making lots of noise through conversation generally alerts them to move on though often they will just go about their business. Best to give them a wide berth and keep your eye on them. 20240517_202742.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon_pei Posted June 4 #16 Share Posted June 4 17 hours ago, kajasmin said: Considering outer point on Douglas island and rainbird in ketchikican. Nothing extreme. I am planning to drive over to Douglas island and up north to along glacier highway. Are bears also to be expected there? this thread effectively scared me off 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel1973 Posted June 5 #17 Share Posted June 5 On 6/3/2024 at 8:33 AM, Genghis Khan said: Most bears hate to have their ears pulled or yanked on and this is an effective way to control a bear until such time as the others in your party can make good their escape. For some reason, this technique seems to only work on male bears and is mostly ineffective on female bears so some other technique may be necessary for those bears. Tried it on my wife and it worked on her !!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 5 #18 Share Posted June 5 On 6/3/2024 at 7:28 PM, kajasmin said: Considering outer point on Douglas island and rainbird in ketchikican. Nothing extreme. I've hiked all over Douglas and have never seen a bear. Brown bears are extremely rare in Juneau and on Douglas. Black bears are pretty common, but I've only run into them near Mendenhall. I've also hiked Rainbird a few times. Again, you'll be fine. On 6/3/2024 at 12:02 PM, royal3 said: If I am close enough to tell the difference between a male and a female bear I am probably too close. If I am close enough to pull their ears, I really have a problem then 🤣. As for others making their escape......and what about me?????? 😟 Just be faster than someone. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted June 5 #19 Share Posted June 5 We are on the Sapphire Princess now. We did an 8 day land tour last week and now are on the 7 day southbound cruise from Whittier to Vancouver. We've seen 3 bears. Also while we didn't see it, the staff at our Kenai lodge warned us there was another one on property while we were there last week. Everywhere we've been to the bear safety info has been readily posted and shared by guides and staff. We saw a grizzly in Denali last week, a cinnamon black bear by Carcross while driving our rental jeep yesterday from Skagway, and a black bear eating dandelions by the road to Dyea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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