Had a visitor in Connecticut today …

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Car enthusiast! Gotta keep the garage door down.
 
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I can’t tell you how many black bears I’ve had encounters with hiking in CT. Never had a problem “yet” but apparently they are rather unpredictable and making noise, running or playing dead may all work against you. That’s from the internet searches of done. I’ll admit if I see a cub I run so momma doesn’t eat me but the adults sniff in my direction and saunter off.
I hope it just stays like that only one bear I was was tagged I was thinking of the bear spray but I don’t know if it just gets them angry.
 
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playing dead
Seems a gutsy one to me
 
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Is it just me or does he look like a BMW driver, glances at the badge and thinks “Naah, I’ll walk thanks”?
 
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Is it just me or does he look like a BMW driver, glances at the badge and thinks “Naah, I’ll walk thanks”?
It’s Connecticut. We have very entitled wildlife. 🙄
 
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What you should NOT do with a black bear - be an idiot.
 
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What you should NOT do with a black bear - be an idiot.
Even that extremely calm and peaceful bear was tempted to teach him a lesson.
 
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Black attack,
Brown to the ground.

Make yourself look large and don't run from a black bear.

For a brown bear, fall to the ground with your arms wrapped around your head and your stomach to the ground. If, when the brown/grizzly flips you, keep rolling until your stomach is facing the ground. Keep your arms on your head to try to stop it from biting your head.

Run downhill, not uphill. Bears can run faster uphill due to their geometry.

Don't think you can outrun a bear, which can run as fast or faster than a horse (briefly, in spurts).

If you shoot a grizzly in the head, you'll likely just piss it off. Very thick skulls.

These are the tips I remember from living in Alaska and Minnesota.

One last tip. Carry small bear bells so you make noise and don't accidentally walk up on a bear unannounced. How can you tell grizzly poop from black bear poop? Grizzly poop is full of small bells. 😁