when you surprise a bear or other large wild animal in its natural habitat you run the risk of getting your "clock cleaned". this is nothing new and comes under the heading of "common sense".

what would you do , if a stranger walked into your house, uninvited ?

In a previous post I mentioned about taking certain precautions
when canoe tripping in areas with heavy bear concentrations.

One of those precautions was to talk out loud, even if I was by myself on a
portage trail, especially if I had a canoe over my head, which limited my visibility.

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Ogy