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I’m up at my shack now checking my trap line and the thought of a bear never leaves my mind. Even in winter it helps to still keep your guard up as the occasional winter bear is still a possible and terrifying threat more so than in the summer. Bears come out of hibernation from time to time because they did not put on enough calories and are essentially starving to death and therefore can’t hibernate. These bears are highly aggressive and will dig up hibernating black bears and eat them and unfortunately will attack and eat humans if you’re in the the wrong place at the right time. Now mind you this is a very rare occasion that this kind of thing happens but when you’re snowshoed in 3 miles and all you have is a .17hmr you can’t help but let your mind wander. I love the fact that I get to share the land with such an awesome predator and having a healthy understanding of these animals makes me feel a little safer but I never let my guard down. I’ve found that I have more problems with moose than bears and having been charged by many moose I can tell you honestly I’d rather deal with a bear. Moose are unpredictable and it’s very hard to read their body language so I try to give them a lot of space unless I’m trying to stick an arrow in one obviously. Bears on the other hand wear their emotions on their sleeves so to say and with one look I can tell you if a bear is going to be a problem or just wants to mind there own business. Time of year also plays a big part in a bears mood, if they have lots of food they generally don’t care that you are ten feet away fishing as well. I’ve shared many a river with big mature brown bears and never once felt that I was in any danger, mind you I never let the bears out of my sight and I always carry a form of bear protection that I feel comfortable using. Now with all this being said playing the rule of odds at some point I will have a negative encounter with a bear and have to protect myself and all I can do is hope that I am prepared for the encounter and that I live through it. I like talking about bears and wolves and stuff so don’t feel like you hijacked the thread, and Warrior I would highly advise you to come to Alaska and see this place first hand. It’s nothing like that scripted crap that Hollywood makes it out to be and we haven’t had a tourist eaten in at least 4 years😉