Bear Alert PSA

If you are considering doing some camping this summer, please note the following public service announcement:

In Alaska, tourists are warned to wear tiny bells on their clothing when hiking in bear country. The bells warn away MOST bears (brown, black, etc.), but be careful because they don't scare Grizzly Bears. Tourists are cautioned to watch the ground on the trail, paying particular attention to bear droppings to be alert for the presence of Grizzly Bears.

One can easily spot the Grizzly’s droppings because they have tiny bells in them. (via BH Int'l.)

One of my other favorite bear stories: Two guys are in the wooods, and all of a sudden a huge, angry bear came up on them on the trail. They froze. Then one of the guys wheels around and starts running. His buddy shouts, "What are you doing? You can't outrun a bear!" And the runner shouts over his shoulder, "I can't outrun a bear. But I can outrun you."

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