FROM www.NewsForNatives.com Department of Minnesota Wildlife,
an OFFICIAL BEAR ADVISORY
There is a grave difference between Black Bears and Grizzly Bears!
In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, www.NewsForNatives.com is now advising hikers, hunters, Campers, fishermen and people who live in remote areas of Minnesota, to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while in the field.
Specifically, NFA is alerting people who will be in or near remote, wooded areas to wear noisy little bells and shiny pieces of metal on their clothing so that bears are alerted to your presence and are not startled into attack mode. Also it is furthermore advised that everyone in those categories should keep a large volume canister of powerful Pepper Spray with them at all times.
These mentioned precautions will certainly help you if you should have an encounter with a bear but of course the best method is to keep alert, one method is to watch for fresh signs of bear activity.
Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear paw prints and waste.
Keep in mind that a grizzly’s paw is larger and its claws are longer than that of a black bear.
Black Bear poop contains lots of berries and squirrel fur whereas Grizzly bear scat has little bells and shiny pieces of metal in it and smells like pepper.
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