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Originally Posted by VApeople
This reminds me of what you should do if you are being chased by a bear:
One guy said you should throw some crap in his face.
The other guy asked, "Where do I get a handful of crap?"
The first guy responds: "Oh, just reach back. It'll be there."
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A friend of mine had a rather unorthodox sense of humor. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area between Minnesota and Ontario has a lot of bears, and a stunt that he pulled occasionally when camping up there (probably not too many times, for obvious reasons) was to drag a dead fish about 50 yards or so from the woods to the campsite and then bury it under his friend's tent. According to him it led to a couple of interesting nights. I never did know if I should quite believe him or not, as he was prone to exaggeration.
Probably not as dangerous as it sounds though. Black bears, unless a female with cubs, are pretty timid creatures. As dad used to say, the only part of a bear that you're apt to see in the woods are the hindquarters as it runs away from you. Banging a couple of kettles together and yelling as loud as you can would drive even the hungriest bear away from the camp.