Lions, Wolves, and Bears, oh my!

eyedclaar

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

Lizard

take pics!!! or better yet, videos!!!

have a great time.

Slap upside the head

I hope those poor animals have plenty of eyed repellant.

eyedclaar

Slap upside the head wrote:

I hope those poor animals have plenty of eyed repellant.

Hey, all the wild animal anal probing I do is for the scientific benefit of all mankind. Steve Erwin can back me up on this... Oh wait.




















Too soon?

eyedclaar

Lizard wrote:

take pics!!! or better yet, videos!!!

have a great time.

I'm gonna send you a pic with my book.

Jukee

Awesome hope you have a blast!

rival.

eyedclaar wrote:

Too soon?

never.

norm

eyedclaar wrote:

most predator saturated area in the lower 48.

apparently you've never been to 'cougar night' at Sharkeez in newport beach :P

eyedclaar

norm wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

most predator saturated area in the lower 48.

apparently you've never been to 'cougar night' at Sharkeez in newport beach :P

No I have not, but why do I suspect there are "wild animals' out there that actually frighten me?

tybird

Gonna wrestle a cougar, eh?

JonnyPistachio

is this real wrestling like with a singlet, a referee and a cirle? or glam shit wrestling like WWF?
Either way, good luck with the Bear!

eyedclaar

JonnyPistachio wrote:

is this real wrestling like with a singlet, a referee and a cirle? or glam shit wrestling like WWF?
Either way, good luck with the Bear!

It's real, but I'm not above the glam style move now and again. Trust me, carrying that folding chair for miles on end is a bitch, but it does come in handy when the ref isn't looking.

pandora

eyedclaar wrote:

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

We took the kids hiking in Yellowstone, made a wrong turn got lost and saw those areas where you can tell the bears have been hanging out, at least thats what the warning signs say :shock: . We never walked so fast in our lives!!
Have fun eyed if anyone can do all that its you! Be sure to keep a diary for the rest of us who just want to read about it.

eyedclaar

pandora wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

We took the kids hiking in Yellowstone, made a wrong turn got lost and saw those areas where you can tell the bears have been hanging out, at least thats what the warning signs say :shock: . We never walked so fast in our lives!!
Have fun eyed if anyone can do all that its you! Be sure to keep a diary for the rest of us who just want to read about it.

That's funny. As a kid on my first trip into Yellowstone, I remember my little brother and I ditching the rest of the family and heading off into the forest. At one point, we came upon a "you are entering bear area" type of sign, and like you, it freaked us out to the point where we eventually turned around and went back. Now days, I realize that bears can't read and have no idea on which side of the sign they are supposed to hang out.

It's ALL bear country around there.

I was chased by a black bear once and you know how they tell you to play dead? Well, I figured the better idea was to prove I was much faster than the three guys I was hiking with. Thankfully, she wasn't serious about catching any of us... although it wouldn't have been me.

chadwick

eyedclaar wrote:

I was chased by a black bear once and you know how they tell you to play dead? Well, I figured the better idea was to prove I was much faster than the three guys I was hiking with. Thankfully, she wasn't serious about catching any of us... although it wouldn't have been me.

one night whilst trout fishin' in northern iowa
we think a black bear came down from wisconsin or minnesota
and tore the forest apart right across the stream from us.

whatever it was, it was huge and very pissed off.
the thing sounded large and very torqued.
needless to say, two grown men (my dad and his buddy) and myself @ a whole 4 years old
loaded the station wagon so fast your head would spin.

chadwick

your trip sounds like good times.
you are not an outdoorsman unless you do the following.

1. drink from a real live waterfall.
2. at least every other day you must bathe in a mountainous river/stream no later than 6:30am
3. chopping wood is done using a small group of beavers as your wood cutting tools.
4. bait a wolverine or badger with your own johnson.
5. sleep on the ground, no tent, and covered in yellowstone's natural honey comb.
6. keep 9 pounds of cooked fatty bacon in your unzipped backpack and front pocket.
7. stab a bull elk in the throat with a carved spear you constructed yourself.
8. run naked with a herd of buffalo across a prairie.
9. get high as fuck at "old faithful."
10. catch trout with your bear hands then grill 'em up nicely.

these are your duties.
good luck, friend.

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

Wow, a lion eh?

eyedclaar

Dissidentman wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

Wow, a lion eh?

You got something against lions, Dis?

http://earthtremors.blogspot.com/2009/1 ... ilter.html

eyedclaar

chadwick wrote:

your trip sounds like good times.
you are not an outdoorsman unless you do the following.

1. drink from a real live waterfall.
2. at least every other day you must bathe in a mountainous river/stream no later than 6:30am
3. chopping wood is done using a small group of beavers as your wood cutting tools.
4. bait a wolverine or badger with your own johnson.
5. sleep on the ground, no tent, and covered in yellowstone's natural honey comb.
6. keep 9 pounds of cooked fatty bacon in your unzipped backpack and front pocket.
7. stab a bull elk in the throat with a carved spear you constructed yourself.
8. run naked with a herd of buffalo across a prairie.
9. get high as fuck at "old faithful."
10. catch trout with your bear hands then grill 'em up nicely.

these are your duties.
good luck, friend.

Can and will do... for like the 1,000th time.

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

Wow, a lion eh?

You got something against lions, Dis?

http://earthtremors.blogspot.com/2009/1 ... ilter.html

Not at all. Barry Sanders is one of my all-time favorites.

eyedclaar

Dissidentman wrote:

Not at all. Barry Sanders is one of my all-time favorites.

Nice cover up. But you were totally thinking about African lions weren't you? Weren't you, Dis? Forgot about the ol' American lion, didn't'cha? Where is your sense of patriotism? I salute the American lion every time I see one.

Lizard

eyedclaar wrote:

Lizard wrote:

take pics!!! or better yet, videos!!!

have a great time.

I'm gonna send you a pic with my book.

Yay!
Hope it's a pic of your lion!!

chadwick

eyedclaar wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

In a couple of weeks, I will be backpacking in the most predator saturated area in the lower 48. 3 nights on the trail in isolated Yellowstone. I will wrestle 2 bears, 1 lion, and a pack of wolves. Not at the same time though. Don't be crazy.

Can't wait.

Wow, a lion eh?

You got something against lions, Dis?

http://earthtremors.blogspot.com/2009/1 ... ilter.html

you know i have only see one live and up close one time.
this dang cat was up the side of a giant tree running down it.
i saw this flash running down this tree... then a spring explosion from the tree into thin air about 12 feet off the ground hitting the fern jungle like a bullet. zoom kitty was gone as the ferns gave way to the cat's agile skills.
african lion?
one time i bit the tail off a bengel tiger while wrestling him for a freshly killed zebra :roll:
he clawed my eyes out.
but i am so badass i grew new ones, any color i wanted too.

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

Not at all. Barry Sanders is one of my all-time favorites.

Nice cover up. But you were totally thinking about African lions weren't you? Weren't you, Dis? Forgot about the ol' American lion, didn't'cha? Where is your sense of patriotism? I salute the American lion every time I see one.

The extinct one? Are you wrestling with fossils again?

Dissidentman

chadwick wrote:

he clawed my eyes out.
but i am so badass i grew new ones, any color i wanted too.

Sweet! What color did you choose???

eyedclaar

Dissidentman wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

Not at all. Barry Sanders is one of my all-time favorites.

Nice cover up. But you were totally thinking about African lions weren't you? Weren't you, Dis? Forgot about the ol' American lion, didn't'cha? Where is your sense of patriotism? I salute the American lion every time I see one.

The extinct one? Are you wrestling with fossils again?

No, no. The north american cheetah is extinct. It was the only critter fast enough to catch the pronghorn that still exists today, well, except man. American lions still exist though. Every once in a while they eat a jogger or mountain biker in California. Good kitty!

chadwick

Dissidentman wrote:

chadwick wrote:

he clawed my eyes out.
but i am so badass i grew new ones, any color i wanted too.

Sweet! What color did you choose???

never look me in the eyes.
you'll melt.

norm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEqyfrU88Y

eyedclaar

chadwick wrote:

you know i have only see one live and up close one time.
this dang cat was up the side of a giant tree running down it.
i saw this flash running down this tree... then a spring explosion from the tree into thin air about 12 feet off the ground hitting the fern jungle like a bullet. zoom kitty was gone as the ferns gave way to the cat's agile skills.
african lion?
one time i bit the tail off a bengel tiger while wrestling him for a freshly killed zebra :roll:
he clawed my eyes out.
but i am so badass i grew new ones, any color i wanted too.

I have never seen one in the wild. Which, is basically the inspiration for that fictional piece I included a link to. I mean, I have tracked them, smelled them, heard them, and done everything but see one. Fuckin' ninjas anyway. I did see a lynx once and it was very much like what you described. I have never seen an animal move so fast or gracefully. It did one running leap that must have carried it over twenty feet and it looked effortless.

Dissidentman

chadwick wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

chadwick wrote:

he clawed my eyes out.
but i am so badass i grew new ones, any color i wanted too.

Sweet! What color did you choose???

never look me in the eyes.
you'll melt.

you had me at hello.

chadwick

norm wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEqyfrU88Y

funny stuff, Sir.