All season long we've had an ongoing brown bear experience here at the boat launch. We've had the dumpster turned over and many mornings tracks and sign around the gutting tables, I ran two out of the parking lot in the middle of the day about 3 weeks ago. But Sunday night things went to defcon three here at Mile 14. Just as we were getting to sleep Jet-Dog let our her no B.S. bark. I grabbed my spotlight and the gun and just right out the slider I scared off a brown bear, MP saw him pretty good. We went back to our bedroom that faces the river and my fish cleaning station as well as the garbage cans and put the spotlight on. Not one but two 200 to 300 pound brownies were making their way through the garbage, doing what bears do I guess. We watched them for several minutes and then scared them off by beating on the window. Just as we're getting back to bed here they come again, Jet's howling and they're just cresting the hill behind the house so I fly the door open and yell and chase and off they go.....pretty exciting. Here's the scene the next morning.
The next pic is the trail they're making down to the river. These two bears have been around for a month or so now and its occurred to me that they could be intending to hibernate here on the south facing slope along the river.
So every time we walk the dog for the last month or so I carry the shot gun and we talk loud. I got to asking MP what she does on the few times that I'm not around. She says that she sings....I asked her "really, well what do you sing" ? She says she sings BINGO, bee eye nnn gee oh.....so that got me chuckling pretty good. But, I just put MP on the plane for the 48 and its me and Jet-Dog alone here at mile 14, Jet's a pretty smart dog but she doesn't talk so well. So I kinda sense my self singing a bit on the next walk.....bee eye nnnn geee oh.....and bingo was her name oh.
Holy crap Uncle! Sounds like big going ons there at the King household. Quite a paw print! Keep the stories coming for those of us missing home and living vicariously through you - and stay out of trouble while MP's gone!
ReplyDelete300 pound bears this year will be 600 pound bears at the end of next season. I better come down and check those two animals out. While I'm at it we should probably launch her personal boat and go catch some fish! I'm not ready for winter yet! Headed to Vegas on Thursday the 21st and pops will be coming up from Arizona on the 23rd, hoping to hit it big (which is our usual thinking)
ReplyDeleteMan, those prints are awesome yet nerveracking. Back in 2006 as we came around Eagle Rock we saw 2 huge bears on the point of the island, just across from the rock. It was pretty exciting however I think they are much more enjoyable when you see them in someone elses back yard! The weather's been crazy warm here with the water temps still in the high 50's. Still it's better than dealing with a couple of 300 pound trouble makers!
ReplyDeleteI figure the bears are just part of the entire deal her. They're just young ones finging their way in the world. These two had been around all summer and hadn't gotten into the garbage until this night. We'd had crab legs for supper and I guess it just put them over the top.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading Mel.....good luck in Vegas Nate, ya know the old boy had a vision that he was going to win 12 thousand bucks.....sorry about those Twins Dave...oh, and the Vikes.