Marten wrote on Jul 29^th, 2020 at 1:26pm:

mpeebles wrote on Jul 29th, 2020 at 2:04am: Thanks for the advice everyone.   I shoudv'e thought of an "Exit Only" sign......duhhh!  Problem solved.    On a positive note at least it wasn't a bear size hole.  Bears are a sore subject with me right now: You would need new underwear, sleeping bag and tent.   (You need to Login or Register Stay safe everyone.......next year's coming.

You did the right thing Marten. That bear wasn't afraid of you at all. Once it realized those yells/gunshots were not harmful, it just emboldened him even more.

Sooner or later he would have caught you or someone else unarmed and you'd be fighting for your life.

Quetico Dave told me stories about a few bears and a big male wolf that did the same things your bear did out at his cabin on Warner Lk.

The wolf actually had his big old female Newfoundland dog pinned on the ground by her throat trying to mate with her. She wasn't having that and QD had to take action.

That's why I always carry my Bear Spray. Worst case it blinds/disorientates the bear and gives me a chance to run or if I have to fight for my life a little bit of an edge over a blind/scentless attacker. Hopefully that would be enough to survive an attack.