+lordzogat Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) Attention Geocachers visiting the Kincardine, ON, Canada Area looking for Geocaches in the Kincardine Trails system, please exercise caution. Although this may be of no great concern its still worth mentioning. A 1 - 2 year old black bear was seen on the East side of Hwy #21 running into the wooded area, in a direction heading east and away from the known Kincardine Trails Geocaches. Please always use caution when walking along the trails that are not consistently monitored by fish and game officers. Edited September 22, 2008 by lordzogat Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I am moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the Canada forum. Quote Link to comment
+lordzogat Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Thanks, good call Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 In our rural area we deal with this all the time. Carry a whistle to scare of the animal. Make noise and chat as you hike along. Lots of info at Bear Wise! Murfster Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 ive ran into lots of bears; not in kincardine mind you! Kincardine has a lot of green space and this doesn't suprise me. I worked for a few weeks at the Nuke plant and saw some of the pristine forests that act as a buffer zone between the plant and the public. Saw a nesting pair of bald eagles, and a herd of giant turkeys that were the size of velociraptors! .. wait a sec.. Quote Link to comment
+plumbrokeacres Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Black bears I'm not worried about I carry with me Bear bells (Known Locally as Bear dinner bells ) and a bear banger (small pocket flare gun never had to use it). I carry these not for the black bears (I've seen 4 or 5 this year) but for Grizzlies and other wildlife. The black bears I've seen all run when they see/hear humans. Quote Link to comment
+brenda&&rew Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 It is a good idea to put the warning on here because, for those that live in southwestern Ontario, black bears is not something that they have to deal with unless they are camping / hiking in more northern Ontario. It will take the majority of the population a bit of time to get used to the bears being more south than they have been in recent history. This past summer there were also bear sightings as far south as the Strathroy area. Quote Link to comment
Mag Magician Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 It is a good idea to put the warning on here because, for those that live in southwestern Ontario, black bears is not something that they have to deal with unless they are camping / hiking in more northern Ontario. It will take the majority of the population a bit of time to get used to the bears being more south than they have been in recent history. This past summer there were also bear sightings as far south as the Strathroy area. Brendah, that is quite interesting, about the bear sightings that far south. I have seen bears standing on the 400 but in my time living in Stratford area, I never even saw sign. And, that was only six years ago, just before the provincial government canceled the spring bear hunt. Yes, we near northerners are way too accustomed to having black bears in our back yards. And yes, most bears will turn and run if you warn them you are in the area with loud talking, bear bells, or just walking as if you own the trail. It seems that southerners will have to learn the ways of the black bear, and not let the fear overtake them. Quote Link to comment
Mag Magician Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 In our rural area we deal with this all the time. Carry a whistle to scare of the animal. Make noise and chat as you hike along. Lots of info at Bear Wise! Murfster Murfster, Bear Wise! is a fantastic site. The populace south of us should go peruse the offerings there. Quote Link to comment
+brenda&&rew Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 (edited) Mag.... we found it quite interesting too . Here is a link to a article that was written in the London Free Press about the sighting http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/200...24/5972316.html So far there has not been any panic that I know of but unfortunately there are too many southerners that think that wildlife does not belong in their backyard. For example, a couple of years ago there was a major upheaval in a new subdivision in St Thomas over the foxes that were living there. The people did not like the foxes being there in their backyards and wanted something done about it! I couldn't believe it when I heard this on the news so I doubt that those same kind of people would accept black bears as a regular part of the area. anyway... that is my venting done Edited September 24, 2008 by brendah Quote Link to comment
+plumbrokeacres Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I just had a visit from a black bear it just left my front yard was chewing on some apples I wasn't able to get cleaned up this morning. Took some Video of it. and will be getting rid of the rest of my apples. While it is cool to experience Wildlife I really don't want to encourage it to come back. Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 What do you do when you run into a wolverine though! I am used to seeing Bears up at my cottage, didn't even find it weird when I saw a cougar (which only happened once mind you). When I came across a wolverine though.. wow. I didn't know WHAT to do. At first I thought it was a bear.. then a 200 pound skunk... then logic set in. I know they have a bad reputation, but has anyone ever heard of a wolverine attack, REALLY? Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Brendah, that is quite interesting, about the bear sightings that far south. I have seen bears standing on the 400 but in my time living in Stratford area, I never even saw sign. And, that was only six years ago, just before the provincial government canceled the spring bear hunt. Yes, we near northerners are way too accustomed to having black bears in our back yards. And yes, most bears will turn and run if you warn them you are in the area with loud talking, bear bells, or just walking as if you own the trail. It seems that southerners will have to learn the ways of the black bear, and not let the fear overtake them. We have had black bears in Limehouse (near Milton). I've also encountered Black Bears on the trails near Shelbourne and Orangeville. They're not as common but Southern Ontario is certainly not outside Black Bear range. When I go camping on the Bruce Peninsula, most of the campgrounds have that "YOU ARE IN BEAR COUNTRY" pamphlet at the park entrance. Quote Link to comment
Mag Magician Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 When I go camping on the Bruce Peninsula, most of the campgrounds have that "YOU ARE IN BEAR COUNTRY" pamphlet at the park entrance. Yeah, but The Bruce also has the warning pamphlets about rattlesnakes! No, thank you, that's why I moved north. Quote Link to comment
+Team MacKenzie Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 You don't have to be in the Kincardine area to run into a bear..or in insurance lingo, have a bear run in to you! I had a way too close encounter with a black bear last saturday night...Bear 1, mini van 0. Driving a rental until I get a new vehicle...ok, it was old and ugly but it ran well. Van is a write-off! Quote Link to comment
+JDandDD Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 You don't have to be in the Kincardine area to run into a bear..or in insurance lingo, have a bear run in to you! I had a way too close encounter with a black bear last saturday night...Bear 1, mini van 0. Driving a rental until I get a new vehicle...ok, it was old and ugly but it ran well. Van is a write-off! You're right about not having to be in the Kincardine area. Today we had a close encounter with a bear running out from the Copeland Forest (near Hillsdale north of Barrie) and crossing Highway 93. It barely before crossing the road because it saw our car. Would have hit us and we couldn't have avoided it. Second time we've had such a close encounter, the first in Penetanguishene the bear missed the car by about a foot. JD Quote Link to comment
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