This was our defense! In all of the years I've gone camping, never have taken a gun. On the way into Hidden Lake, we saw a bear on the road, small but still a bear.
The next morning we went out to Cooper Landing (to get a paper and coffee... yeah roughing it) we saw the bear again. Then after we got back I thought I heard a gun shot, but no one seemed to completely agree.. then later, there was lots of honking. Turned out a couple had gone into their tent for a nap, left their cooler out and guess who knows about coolers??? Yep, the sow is teaching her cubs about stupid people. So we drove up (2 campsites away, and only about a 150 feet through the woods) and got the bear scared off. Within an hour the couple was packed up, had the site cleaned, and they were gone!
We went and drove around a little to talk to other campers and scope out our neighbours, and discovered one had shot above a boar (boy bear) because he was getting too close to the dog... which we already knew one bear had killed a dog the previous friday... oh so much excitement since we had 3 dogs with us.
Anyways, one friends husband had come with us, Bill, so we were talking about bringing guns, and he said usually he does bring one, but not this time.... The campground host loaned us an air horn and my other friend had a can of pepper (bear) spray that she figured was almost 20 years old.... so all in all it was a pretty exciting couple days.
We stayed 2 nights, and then went on down to Kenai and camped in a gravel pit where Sabrina's husband is working.... that was a much better night of sleep. :) except for the rain that drenched the kids tent of course!!!
OH, and on the way out of our bear spot.. guess who we saw in the same spot on the road out?? You got it, that same little bear!!
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