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| Name: |
DLK |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Quetico Lake |
| Date |
June 11, 2003 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Unknown |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
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Important
Details: |
Spotted large black bear along western shoreline after a
short paddle onto Quetico from Beaverhouse. Bear was just walking
along bank. We paddled to within about 20 yards then he headed
back into the woods. |
| Name: |
Reece |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Boot Lake |
| Date |
May 29, 2002 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
close encounter |
| Number of people: |
4 |
| Cubs present: |
Yes, 1 cub was present
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| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
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Important
Details: |
Coming around a corner close to the large sucker spawning
area, we suprised the mother who was on the shorline with her
cub. She stood on her hind legs smelling the air as the cub retreated
to the safety of the brush. After about 3 minutes of surveying
the situation, she realized we posed no threat and slowly retreated
to the safety of the woods to join her cub. Was a great experience. |
| Name: |
Glenn-O |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Tanner |
| Date |
August 16, 2002 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Portage Encounter |
| Number of people: |
6 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to seeing me
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Important
Details: |
Coming up to Tanner Rapids from the lake, a small bear was
on the portage eating some candy that someone tossed. He spotted
us and took off. |
| Name: |
Spido Pete |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Saganagons |
| Date |
July 27, 2002 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Other |
Important
Details: |
Fishing eastern part of Saganagons mid morning. Bear 50
ft up in the burn area eating berries and ants. Watched from the
canoe for 10 minutes then continued fishing. He just continued
eating. We were camped about 1/2 mile away and had no other encounter.
Maybe we stunk too bad...... |
| Name: |
Illinois Dad and Daughter |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Maraboeuf |
| Date |
August 7, 2002 |
| Time: |
Dusk |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Unknown |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
|
Important
Details: |
We were lucky to have the bear alert us with loud brush
racket, across a small inlet, about 150 feet from our camp. When
it came down to the lake it slowly walked the shore away from
us til it was too dark for us to see. The bear was probably a
bit less than 100 lbs. We got about a twenty minute observation,
a thrill to see. |
| Name: |
Paul Hayden |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Silica |
| Date |
May 17, 2002 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Portage Encounter |
| Number of people: |
Solo |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to seeing me
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Important
Details: |
While portaging from Silica to Korb Creek, around the beaver
dams, I sited the bear crossing the creek by using the dam as
a bridge. I was less than 50 yards away from him. He was big!
After watching him for a minute, I decided to drop the canoe and
dig for my camera. By the time I got the camera out, he had turned
around and into the woods on the other side of the creek. |
| Name: |
Ken Bringe |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Saganagon |
| Date |
June 17, 2001 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
3 |
| Cubs present: |
Yes, 3 cubs were present
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| Personality: |
Unknown |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
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Important
Details: |
On the island campsite just before the start of the Falls
Chain we were breaking camp in the morning and heard something
coming through the woods on the main shore where we would soon
be portaging. A sow and three cubs came to the water. The sow
was digging in a dead fall for food and the small cubs were playing
and wrestling on the shore. They hung around for about ten minutes
and then wandered off in the direction of the portage. We left
shortly after them but didn't see or hear them again. |
| Name: |
Mark |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Basswood "washington I" |
| Date |
October 3, 2000 |
| Time: |
Dawn |
| Type: |
Campsite Visit |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
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Important
Details: |
Washington I. north-side Up late night before playing cards
by camp fire. caught a wiff "smell"never heard or seen, next morning
a lanky young bear down by firegrate beat-feet down the shoreline
and across the narrows to shore, at the sight of us coming out
of our tent. PS both of us are sixfoot+ and 200lbs+ |
| Name: |
J. L. Sturd |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Koma |
| Date |
June 16, 2001 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
No answer |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Persistent |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to loud noises
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Important
Details: |
Peninsula campsite on Koma. 6:30 AM. Swam across lake to
camp. Had time to prepare. Put food away. Chased off rattling
canoe paddles. Came back 4 times before leaving for good. |
| Name: |
Lefty |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Knife Lake (West End) |
| Date |
June Day, 1999 |
| Time: |
Night |
| Type: |
Campsite Visit |
| Number of people: |
3 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Persistent |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to loud noises
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Important
Details: |
I have camped at virtually all of the camp sites at the
west end of Knife Lake going back to 1969 and have almost always
had a bear at some point in the camp sites on the mainland (south
side of lake) between Big Knife Portage and Thunder Point. I have,
however, camped onthe west end of Robbins Island (near Dorthy
Molters summer island) many times and never have had a bear. The
bears I have had in camp usually ran off due to loud noises, but
some seemed persistent. One of them almost ran over me as it ran
out of camp as I emerged from my tent.
I never have had a bear in camp on the east end of Knife
or on the east end of Little Knife near Little Knife Portage.
The camp sites in the narrows between Little Knife and Ottertrack
have also been bear-free for many years.
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