Katie L asked:
Loud noises, playing dead, fire, knife, rocks, fireworks you know? What would you suggest?
Camp Stoves
Loud noises, playing dead, fire, knife, rocks, fireworks you know? What would you suggest?
Camp Stoves
I am going camping and I need to know exactly what to pack?
Camping Gear
February 13th, 2010
E-OMC
loud noises and a gun. you dont want it to get close enough to use a knife
Sterling Silver Boxes
February 16th, 2010
Camping Gear
with a bear, if one arrives in your campsite, make loud noises.
With all, make sure you have food in a separate area, and if you really are in the wilderness, then consider adding other “smellables”, anything that really smells, such as lotion, deodorant, shampoo, etc. Or, if you really don’t mind stinking, dont wear deodorant or lotion at all. It keeps all sorts of wildlife away from you. It is Something that was required of me when I went to the boundry waters up in Minnesota/Canada, and as far as I know, it works. Plus, eventually, you smell like everything else out there, and the bugs just stop bothering you
camping knife
February 18th, 2010
Silver Cigarette Cases
BANG! — Its Dead….
Silver Cigarette Cases
February 18th, 2010
Car Auctions
at your camp site you want a fire at night, while hiking I’d suggest taking a rifle nothing smaller then a 30.06 better safe then sorry. If you are attacked by a bear and he has you down they say the best thing is to play dead but that’ll be pretty hard to do with the pain you’ll be going through. You can also yell at the bear and try to appear bigger then you actually are. Personally I’d suggest taking the rifle and never hiking alone. Wild animals are scared of the sound of gun fire because they associate it with hunters so even if you don’t hit it it’ll probably still scare it off, use caution when using a fire arm make sure what you’re aiming at is an animal and not another camper or hunter.
Men's Jewlery Rings
February 18th, 2010
Nitro-Pak
bear spray and a gun
For a gun you want something with stopping power and a medium length barrel (im talking about a pistol here) minimum for puma or wolves would be .357 magnum or .44magnum
For bear, you would probably have to step it up more.
But shotguns, if you have room for one are better, and have even more stopping power. For a bear, a slug or buckshot would do. And that would definitely defeat a puma or wolf
Camping Discounters
February 20th, 2010
Mountain HardWear Sale
be care
full
Nitro-Pak
February 20th, 2010
Nitro-Pak
a gun
Princess Rings
February 22nd, 2010
North Face Sale
firearms, not fireworks
Mountain House Freeze Dried Food
February 25th, 2010
Mountain Gear
That’s what guns are for.
Black Titanium Ring
February 27th, 2010
Men’s Jewlery Rings
Dog, wolf, or coyote, Just grab a stout club, and don’t let them get behind you. Bear, or Cougar make sure you store edibles away from camp, or way up in a tree. If a black bear attacks you fight with everything you got. They say to play dead for a Grizzly. Cougar also the same as a black bear, fight back with everything you got. In all seriousness, if you are going into an area where these animals are a concern I would suggest a shotgun with buckshot next to your sleeping bag at night. If not a shotgun then a large bore handgun. Its nice to be environmentally concious, but lets not forget the tools that allowed us to become the apex predator on this planet. It wasn’t our teeth and claws. It was clubs, spears, bows and arrows and finally but best of all, firearms. If your gonna be in the woods prepare for the woods.
Silver Cigarette Cases
March 1st, 2010
Mountain HardWear Sale
wow, seems like someones scared of the dark……..im amazased some answers did not include a tank……. A good Bear spray, air horn, are your first choices,,, If it’s legal id think of a hand gun, Ive never needed a gun yet and ive had bear in the camp site before and never had a big problem , Animals hate a air horn. Ive used spray once in 35 years and not one shot ever fired
Camping Discounters
March 3rd, 2010
Men’s Jewlery Rings
20 Gauge shotgun loaded with #2 Buckshot.
Gold Bracelets
March 6th, 2010
Mountain HardWear Sale
black bears only attack humans for food donot play dead you will be eaten
brown bears are either curious or uve gotten between them and a cub play dead, you may live
cats and wild dogs are there to eat you thats it
id recommend a gun, but in a crisis use whatever you have, but a gun is best..
Princess Cut Engagement Rings
March 7th, 2010
Gold Bracelets
Katie, the bad news is that if you are actually attacked by any of the above your chances of surviving the attack unscathed are practically nil. However, your chances are better to be attacked by nats, mosquitos, ticks, spiders and other pesky insects.
The good news is that none of the above are likely to attack you unprovoked. You are more likely to be mauled by a pit bull dog on a street in your own home-town than by a bear. Healthy wolves, coyotes, big cats and bears avoid people. Feral dogs, coy-dogs and coyotes have less of a fear of people but coyotes at least, stay away from people and even in packs won’t attack a healthy person larger than they are. Coyotes really are more of a scavanger than a predator so even though they sound menacing a loud noise (life a rifle shot) will scare them off unless they are rabid. If they are rabid they’ll be alone and you won’t hear the rabid coyote coming. Nothing will scare him off if he is rabid and you will just have to kill him. I once shot a rabid coyote twice with a .35 Remington, my friend shot the same coyote again with his .30-06 and my other friend had to finish him off with his .357 Magnum. This story appeared as a short article in a South Texas hunting magazine in 1992. There was a coyote rabies epidemic in South Texas then and so the editor thought it was a good advisory for other hunters.
So, if you can legally do so, include a firearm in your camping excursions. But don’t be paranoid, most wild animals will just leave you alone. Don’t mess with them and they won’t mess with you. Watch for snakes though and remember, most snakes are harmless.
Happy camping.
H
Princess Cut Engagement Rings
March 9th, 2010
Nitro-Pak
Keep a clean camp, stay alert and carry a shotgun.
You will find that nature is far safer than any city!
Camping Gear
March 12th, 2010
Gold Bracelets
Swing an AX if no gun is available.. swing away with it and hope for a direct hit…. big hunting/survival knife is your next option… if you exhaust both of those.. Throw rocks! if that doesnt work, say a Lord’s Prayer and prepare to meet your maker!
Princess Cut Engagement Rings
March 15th, 2010
Men’s Jewlery Rings
While guns are a great tool there are 2 things I have not seen covered at all. One being a pet of your own, more specific, a dog. Haveing a dog is the best thing you can have by any means. They can tell when there is another animal long before you ever do and chances are they will give there life if requiered. The other thing is a walking stick with a point at the top. Anytime a large anitmal is to attck they 9/10 come from the front. The chance of you getting your firearm to the level it needs to be at are slim to none in most situations however by droping to you knee and lowering the point of your walking stick toward the oncoming animal they pretty mutch impale themself without knowing. I’m not telling you this works 100% of the time but this is a tested and true way many hunters of the days before guns had to defend themself.
Bear stray can work as long as your not getting the wind to your face otherwise not only wil the bear be rolling on the ground but yourself as well. A great pistol to have is the S&W.500 or the Ruger or Colt version that shoots the same round. You need to shoot this a few times prior to carrieing it on your person. I am 6’5 and close to 300lbs and that thing is a cannon in my hands but then again if you ever come across a bear, he wont be going home anytime soon. Another round that will do as some mentioned is a 44 mag. Hollow points are a must and if you are going the way of a rifle anything from the .300 will work. .300 Win Mag, .308, 30/06 or my favorite the overkill .338 Lau Mag.
Princess Rings
March 18th, 2010
E-OMC
Gun, Pepper spray, noise!*
Car Auctions
March 19th, 2010
Camping Discounters
there are 2 options:
#1 is a can of mace made for campers, not for humans as it is a stream of spray but for campers it is made specifially for bears, shoots a large mist type pattern where you don’t miss
#2 is camping in my wifes lifestyle–Holiday Inn
Camp Stoves
March 20th, 2010
Mountain Gear
Since I ALWAYS carry .45LC revolver, solution for me is simple.
If it don’t leave me alone I have a rug and/or stew.
Works pretty good for 2 legged varmints also, but I don’t consider them edible or worth skinning.
Mountain House Freeze Dried Food
March 22nd, 2010
Sterling Silver Boxes
bring a very very big cage that will fit your tent. sleep inside that big cage with your tent. the bear wont hurt you and you wont hurt the bear. happy camping.
Nitro-Pak
March 25th, 2010
Princess Cut Engagement Rings
bear=scream
big cats=play bigger
dog=idk
Camping Gear
March 25th, 2010
camping knife
Wow…I think we have some paranoid people here! I would not recommend bringing a gun because (1) you might shoot the animal when it is actually not threatening you (2) you might injure someone and (3) guns are prohibited in a lot of outdoor recreation areas, including most National Parks.
It really depends where you are going to determine what precautions you need to take. Where I live in California, from your list, we only have black bears, coyotes, and cougars.
Black bears – If black bears are your concern, just keep your food stored properly. Anything that has a scent needs to be in a bear proof locker, bear box, or backpackers bear food container. Don’t store these things in your tent or your car! Black bears really are timid and generally do not want anything to do with humans. If one approaches you, make yourself look big and make lots of noise. If it is more than 40-50 feet away, you can quickly run at it, making loud stomps on the ground and yell. It should turn and run the other way.
Puma/Cougar/Mountain Lion – If the area you are going has warned of cougars, travel in three or more people. Cougars very rarely make their presence known to people. If you see one, don’t run away and don’t run at it. Pick up a large rock or stick and make noise while walking away from it. Cougars are most active in the early morning and early evening. Don’t let children hike or play alone. In the very rare case that a cougar approaches you, make noise and use your rock/stick to strike the head if it attacks. Don’t become paranoid! If you see a cougar at all, 99% of the time it will want to leave you alone.
Coyote – No worries. They avoid humans like the plague. I have never heard of an unprovoked coyote incident. If you see one, enjoy the sight but don’t approach it. Coyotes can carry rabies.
I am no expert on grizzly (brown) bears or wolves. You might consult the website or call the phone number for the agency that governs the area you will visit. Hope this helps.
Don’t worry too much, just enjoy the outdoors.
North Face Sale
March 27th, 2010
Black Titanium Ring
Go caveman on them get you a really sharp stick, a loin cloth, and a club.