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| Name: |
Steve and Sally Pundt |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Lake One |
| Date |
September 5, 2004 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Campsite Visit |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Persistent |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
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Important
Details: |
We were at campsite 8 on Lake One. The bear entered the
campsite at 11:30 a.m. while we were packing to leave. The bear
was very quiet and we didn't notice it until it was about 20 feet
from us. It was intent on sniffing at our gear. We moved out of
its way as soon as we saw it and watched to see what it would
do. It sniffed everything and then picked up the small bag of
garbage that we were going to pack out, turned and walked off
carrying the garbage bag in its mouth. It was a green Marshall
Field's bag. The sight of the bear carrying it away by the handles
was quite comical, but we felt bad that our garbage would be strewn
somewhere in the forest. |
| Name: |
J W L |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Iron Lake |
| Date |
August 6, 2004 |
| Time: |
Aftrenoon |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
4 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to seeing me
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Important
Details: |
We were returning from Rebecca Falls headed toward the Bottle
Portage. We were in the narrow area about half way between the
falls and the portage. The bear swam in front of us and ran quickly
up a bluff. There was no sign of aggressiveness from the bear.
Truly an awesome sight. The bear probably weighed about 150 to
175 pounds. |
| Name: |
Jerr |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Saganagons (near Boundary Point) |
| Date |
June 30, 2004 |
| Time: |
Night |
| Type: |
Campsite Visit |
| Number of people: |
3 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left on it's own
|
Important
Details: |
Bear entered Hunter Island camp with a couple of soft grunts
and a minute or so later hurriedly exited camp. It returned and
got itself alarmed again, bolted again, splashing through a nearby
shallow bay. With nothing to eat it did not return. |
| Name: |
Reef-runner |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Boundary Point - Saganagons |
| Date |
May 29, 2004 |
| Time: |
Evening |
| Type: |
Campsite Visit |
| Number of people: |
Solo |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Persistent |
| Ended when: |
I left due to the bear
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Important
Details: |
Island campsite just South and West of Moose Bay facing
southern shore of Saganagons. Witnessed bruin swimming from Rat
Bay across to Island. Showed up 30 min later at camp, no reason
for visit (food hung, no left over smell since nothing cooked
yet). Left with pots and pans, but back at 4 am and pepper spray
used to repel. Found new campsite next day after more aggressive
return second time around. Big male 300-350lbs. |
| Name: |
Bill Cod |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Lake Tahoe |
| Date |
November 31, 2004 |
| Time: |
Evening |
| Type: |
Bloody Attack |
| Number of people: |
Solo |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Aggressive |
| Ended when: |
Bear left because the food was
gone |
Important
Details: |
The Bear i saw was big and big bushy hair. I didn't get
a glimps of the animal he ate |
| Name: |
Flpaddler |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Kawnipi |
| Date |
September 11, 2003 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
close encounter |
| Number of people: |
Solo |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Unknown |
| Ended when: |
Other |
Important
Details: |
Saw bear as it exited from water and went up large boulder
out cropping NW end of Kawnipi it swam across the channel from
un-named island NW of Kasie Island. |
| Name: |
Jerry |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
North Wilder |
| Date |
September 16, 2003 |
| Time: |
Morning |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
3 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to loud noises
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Important
Details: |
Coming off of the portage from N Wilder into the stream
leading to Kawishi R/Hudson Lake. At the put-in just upstream
is a large rock about 30 yards away. The bear was on the rock
and not aware of us until we put the canoes down. At that time
he ran off. Beautiful, very large, very black adult.
When we paddled past the rock (we had to lift around
it BTW) we saw bear droppings with crawdad shells in it on the
rock. The bear probably visits there often.
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| Name: |
nick |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
lac lacroix |
| Date |
September 3, 2003 |
| Time: |
No answer |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left with foodpack
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Important
Details: |
coleman island near lady boot bay. 1st sighted walking along
shore, walked into woods after seeing us. We spotted again about
10 yards into woods, walked off after seeing us again. |
| Name: |
furball |
Location: |
BWCA |
| Lake: |
Gebeonequet |
| Date |
August 20, 2003 |
| Time: |
Night |
| Type: |
Campsite Visit |
| Number of people: |
3 |
| Cubs present: |
None |
| Personality: |
Timid |
| Ended when: |
Bear left due to flying rocks
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Important
Details: |
Bear was climbing the tree with food pack on it, but couldn't
get to food due to superior hanging. Made a bit of noise banged
some pots and pans and it took off. Didn't bother us again. |
| Name: |
quetico_vet |
Location: |
Quetico |
| Lake: |
Kawnipi |
| Date |
June 28, 2003 |
| Time: |
Aftrenoon |
| Type: |
Distant Sighting |
| Number of people: |
6 |
| Cubs present: |
Yes, 2 cubs were present
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| Personality: |
Unknown |
| Ended when: |
Other |
Important
Details: |
Bears were spotted as we were paddling through lake. The
bears were on a small island near shore in the entrance to Kawa
Bay, Kawnipi Lake. We were a good distance apart. We were told
about these bears by the ranger at Cache Bay and were told that
they have been near campers cooking, sniffing the air, but moved
on, on their own. |
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