Stan,

The bears are after your butt anyway.  They tend to be very protective
of feral katz, and word spreads.

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Stan Wilder
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:52 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
>
> Seems to me like carrying a couple of those emergency CO2 powered boat
horns
> might be a good idea whether you're hiking or just trying to sleep.
> In the recent bear attacks it seems that nobody shot a bear, beat on a
bear
> but all were driven off by gunfire or lots of noise.
> If I ever get attacked I'm sure my screaming will just infuriate the
damn
> bear and make him meaner.
>
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com