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$600 in gas (vs. the rental) for the trip, plus an additional $2,000 in gas for off-roading. And another $500 for a personal GPS locator for when you get stuck in a snowbank on a mountain. Oh yeah, and cost of towing out of the snowbank. And oil.
Sure you wanna do this?
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YEP!! I just got my new Magellan Triton 400. Added a very nice topo map of Yellowstone for my 2-3 day hike of dunanda falls. Gonna be sweet!! Solo 20+ mile hike. Unless someone wants to tag alongI have all the gear, 2 man tent (nice tent, aluminum poles, rainfly that is arctic style, goes all the way to the ground and guys out) Nice water filter, Jetboil style stove and so on. Either way, I am going!!! I will be packing the .357 and a can of bear mace. Should be enough. Mace for the bears, 357 for any "Hostel" style scenarios...lol.
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Yeh...don't shoot a grizzly with a .357...much like Mongo, it'll just make him mad...Originally Posted by Marlin
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I wouldn't shoot a grizzly with anything smaller than a Desert Eagle .50 cal.Yeh...don't shoot a grizzly with a .357...much like Mongo, it'll just make him mad...
Bechler Canyon isn't grizzly territory from I have read. It is a wolf hot spot, and some smaller bears. I couldn't find a report of wolf/human attack out there though.
No worries, I will have my bear bell too!!! I like to think of it as the ice cream truck music for bears.
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It is recommended to tie jingle bells to your shoes and use pepper spray when hiking in bear country. The bells make enough noise to frighten a black or brown bear, and the pepper spray is effective in repelling them if they come too close for comfort. An effective way of telling what types of bears are in an area is by observing their scat. That of black and brown bears is usually small, with grass, leaves and possibly seeds in it. Grizzly scat is identifiable because it smells peppery and has jingle bells in it...I wouldn't shoot a grizzly with anything smaller than a Desert Eagle .50 cal.
Bechler Canyon isn't grizzly territory from I have read. It is a wolf hot spot, and some smaller bears. I couldn't find a report of wolf/human attack out there though.
No worries, I will have my bear bell too!!! I like to think of it as the ice cream truck music for bears.
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Ha ah ah ah. I've heard that before too!It is recommended to tie jingle bells to your shoes and use pepper spray when hiking in bear country. The bells make enough noise to frighten a black or brown bear, and the pepper spray is effective in repelling them if they come too close for comfort. An effective way of telling what types of bears are in an area is by observing their scat. That of black and brown bears is usually small, with grass, leaves and possibly seeds in it. Grizzly scat is identifiable because it smells peppery and has jingle bells in it...
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