Back From Yellowstone!

eyedclaar

Alright, I wrestled 5 bears. The mother griz hurt my back just a bit, but that was right before I tapped her out with an ankle lock. Also, did you know they let pussies bring firearms into the park now? What a bunch of bullshit. Now I have to see dumbass hicks on the trail who would have never had the stones to go backpacking in the park before. Boo!

dcfaithful

eyedclaar wrote:

Also, did you know they let pussies bring firearms into the park now?

Wow...I thought they would never allow that in a National Park.

PearlOfAGirl

Welcome back!!! Did you get any of the bear wrestling on tape?

eyedclaar

dcfaithful wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Also, did you know they let pussies bring firearms into the park now?

Wow...I thought they would never allow that in a National Park.

I can't figure out for the life of me why they changed that. It was working just fine. Now, want to bet animals are killed every year because people put themselves in stupid, dangerous situations, and then shoot them saying they were afraid for their life. Worst decision ever.

eyedclaar

HeartShapedBox wrote:

Welcome back!!! Did you get any of the bear wrestling on tape?

I didn't. But I wish I would have filmed this huge blonde bear and her cub when they were about 40 feet away and charging right at our truck (she was trying to find an escape through the line of cars). This was before we hit the trail. I felt really sorry for her, but that was an impressive site.

dcfaithful

eyedclaar wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Also, did you know they let pussies bring firearms into the park now?

Wow...I thought they would never allow that in a National Park.

I can't figure out for the life of me why they changed that. It was working just fine. Now, want to bet animals are killed every year because people put themselves in stupid, dangerous situations, and then shoot them saying they were afraid for their life. Worst decision ever.

Couldn't agree more. This is just going to give a big chunk of dumb-asses who like you said get themselves into dangerous situations an excuse to blast away at these wild animals.

NPS FAIL

Claireack

Glad you survived life on the wild side

eyedclaar

Claireack wrote:

Glad you survived life on the wild side

My whole life is on the wild side and there ain't no way I'm making it out alive.

Yes, I said "ain't no" on purpose. I was speakin' hick.

Claireack

eyedclaar wrote:

Claireack wrote:

Glad you survived life on the wild side

My whole life is on the wild side and there ain't no way I'm making it out alive.

Yes, I said "ain't no" on purpose. I was speakin' hick.

You're bi-lingual!! I am impressed!

mikalina

Welcome back.... I'm glad you had a wonderful - adventure. :thumbup:

eyedclaar

mikalina wrote:

Welcome back.... I'm glad you had a wonderful - adventure. :thumbup:

Thank you. It was fun. Has anyone seen a great grey owl in person? They're huge! One hung out with us at our last stop and we watched it hunt ground squirrels. It didn't mind us at all. Freakin' awesome.

pandora

Welcome Home
I would love to see an owl, I have yet in the wild just heard them. We have the common species that passes through and will stay a few days, love the hoots at night. Very comforting.
Crazy about the guns, how did that happened?

Anon

You did much better than this local boy:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010 ... -bear.html

Welcome back.

eyedclaar

LoveOnTwoLegs wrote:

You did much better than this local boy:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010 ... -bear.html

Welcome back.

Thanks! No guarantees out there. Bad time of year to stumble upon a griz, especially a sow with a cub. Saw one with two babies from about 200 yards and it still caused the hair to stand on the back of my neck.

eyedclaar

pandora wrote:

Welcome Home
I would love to see an owl, I have yet in the wild just heard them. We have the common species that passes through and will stay a few days, love the hoots at night. Very comforting.
Crazy about the guns, how did that happened?

I have seen other owl species, just never the great grey. Really rare in my neck of the woods. I was surprised by its size and casual attitude. I stood within about 20 feet of it and it didn't care at all. They are totally silent when they fly, like ghosts.

81

did you send that one chick a postcard?

Phantom Pain

I heard you were spotted in the woods...

eyedclaar

81 wrote:

did you send that one chick a postcard?

You know, I didn't see any postcards for sale where I was at. I saw many a bloody elk skull though...

unlost dogs

Nothing says love like a bloody elk skull.

Glad you're back safe and sound. Although, I was really more worried about how the bears would do...

eyedclaar

Phantom Pain wrote:

I heard you were spotted in the woods...

He looks as out of place in the woods as the two boy scout patrol leaders I saw on my way out. Their packs had to weigh 70 - 80 pounds and they were obviously dying under the load and they had just got started. Morons teaching kids how to backpack. Funny stuff.

eyedclaar

unlost dogs wrote:

Nothing says love like a bloody elk skull.

Glad you're back safe and sound. Although, I was really more worried about how the bears would do...

I made my wife a necklace of bloody elk skulls. Actually, I had a total Indiana Jones moment with a couple of gross skulls that I nearly pulled out of a bear's cache and onto myself before I realized what they were. I was climbing up through these boulders and reached for what I thought was a branch out of the corner of my eye, except it turned out to be an antler.

The bears will recover... in time.

chadwick

eyedclaar wrote:

Alright, I wrestled 5 bears. The mother griz hurt my back just a bit, but that was right before I tapped her out with an ankle lock. Also, did you know they let pussies bring firearms into the park now? What a bunch of bullshit. Now I have to see dumbass hicks on the trail who would have never had the stones to go backpacking in the park before. Boo!

knives, sure.
what kinda guns do you think these folks are packing?
handguns? a lot of these im sure of it.
the minute you see someone prick with a high power rifle outfitted with a mega scope you should beat them with a boulder and a surly mountain lion.

i guess bear spray works, yes/no? (good idea or no) (boxing grizzlies is how i do it...)
i know elk shit works.
ever throw elk shit at a grizzly?
if you haven't i must tell you
it is exhilarating

pandora

eyedclaar wrote:

pandora wrote:

Welcome Home
I would love to see an owl, I have yet in the wild just heard them. We have the common species that passes through and will stay a few days, love the hoots at night. Very comforting.
Crazy about the guns, how did that happened?

I have seen other owl species, just never the great grey. Really rare in my neck of the woods. I was surprised by its size and casual attitude. I stood within about 20 feet of it and it didn't care at all. They are totally silent when they fly, like ghosts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrfclBAjEY
Wow, breathtakingly beautiful

chadwick

eyedclaar wrote:

HeartShapedBox wrote:

Welcome back!!! Did you get any of the bear wrestling on tape?

I didn't. But I wish I would have filmed this huge blonde bear and her cub when they were about 40 feet away and charging right at our truck (she was trying to find an escape through the line of cars). This was before we hit the trail. I felt really sorry for her, but that was an impressive site.

dude, that is terrible.
poor bears.

humans are complete bullshit.
thank god i am an elk.

during rut i have 43 cow hairy elk women at my none finger tips.
my roger is so bloody and dragging the ground it is incredible.
all i do is eat, fight, and F.
live is fantastic.

stupid people.

chadwick

dcfaithful wrote:

Couldn't agree more. This is just going to give a big chunk of dumb-asses who like you said get themselves into dangerous situations an excuse to blast away at these wild animals.

NPS FAIL

you are 100%.
big game trophy hunters should be eliminated off the face of the planet.
shoot a bear and mount it on your wall?
you should be beat to within 1/16 inch of your stupid life.

chadwick

eyedclaar wrote:

mikalina wrote:

Welcome back.... I'm glad you had a wonderful - adventure. :thumbup:

Thank you. It was fun. Has anyone seen a great grey owl in person? They're huge! One hung out with us at our last stop and we watched it hunt ground squirrels. It didn't mind us at all. Freakin' awesome.

owls are like my favorite thing in the entire world.

eyedclaar

chadwick wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Alright, I wrestled 5 bears. The mother griz hurt my back just a bit, but that was right before I tapped her out with an ankle lock. Also, did you know they let pussies bring firearms into the park now? What a bunch of bullshit. Now I have to see dumbass hicks on the trail who would have never had the stones to go backpacking in the park before. Boo!

knives, sure.
what kinda guns do you think these folks are packing?
handguns? a lot of these im sure of it.
the minute you see someone prick with a high power rifle outfitted with a mega scope you should beat them with a boulder and a surly mountain lion.

i guess bear spray works, yes/no? (good idea or no) (boxing grizzlies is how i do it...)
i know elk shit works.
ever throw elk shit at a grizzly?
if you haven't i must tell you
it is exhilarating

Hand guns. Everyone thinks they are Dirty Harry. Gonna shoot a griz! Fuck you, douchebags. If you can't handle it, stay the fuck in your cars and leave the back trails to those of us who can. Bear spray works just fine... at really close range.

norm

Did you wrestle yogi or boo boo? Did you get your picnic basket back?

Dissidentman

norm wrote:

Did you wrestle yogi or boo boo? Did you get your picnic basket back?

I think it was Pooh.

Jason P

If anyone thinks a loaded handgun is going to protect them from a wild animal, they are ignorant. I was once ignorant. The first time I did a solo backpack trip in Washington, I took my .40 cal with me. After the trip, I realized it was just extra weight and I likely would not be able to react fast enough or have enough stopping power to save myself from a moose/elk/bear/cougar attack. All it did was provide a false sense of security.

So I instead learned how to interact with nature in ways that will significantly reduce my impact and chance for violent encounters. Proper storage of food. Clean campsites. Understanding the time of day when predators are most active. Respecting wildlife from a distance.

My only exception is when I'm in grizzly country. I then keep pepper spray on my belt when in the backcountry.

eyedclaar

Jason P wrote:

If anyone thinks a loaded handgun is going to protect them from a wild animal, they are ignorant. I was once ignorant. The first time I did a solo backpack trip in Washington, I took my .40 cal with me. After the trip, I realized it was just extra weight and I likely would not be able to react fast enough or have enough stopping power to save myself from a moose/elk/bear/cougar attack. All it did was provide a false sense of security.

So I instead learned how to interact with nature in ways that will significantly reduce my impact and chance for violent encounters. Proper storage of food. Clean campsites. Understanding the time of day when predators are most active. Respecting wildlife from a distance.

My only exception is when I'm in grizzly country. I then keep pepper spray on my belt when in the backcountry.

Outside of the national parks, I am usually armed, but that is because I tend to be rather anthrophobic, not because I am worried about animals. Like you said, once you know how to act in their territory, you should have very little to fear. However, now that other people are bringing guns to the parks, it makes me want to bring a gun to the park. The only animal I worry about walks on two legs. I tend to leave the trails and do a bit of bush-whacking. So, now I get to wonder if some dispshit is going to have his gun drawn on me when he hears me moving around in the brush. Just a bad idea all around. I too carry pepper spray in griz country. Nothing like attempting to mace a would-be mugger that stands eight feet tall and weighs 1,000 pounds.