How Black Bear are "REALLY" called in! (PICS)
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There was a sow in the Boundary Water Canoe Area in Minnesota that learned that the campers would suspend the 1 or 2 weeks of food on a rope between 2 trees and that if she got above the rope and jumped on the cooler she could break the rope. Some times the bear would become knocked out and when she woke up and the food was ready to eat. People nicked named her Suicide Sally. The next year she had cubs with her and they learned the same trick and they were named the Kamikaze Kids.
She was in an area it took 3 days to get there by canoe and there are no stores to buy more grub. Talk about a way to put a damper on camping. I was at a camp 1 day into the wilderness area and had a fish shore lunch going and this camping group with showed up with 12 people who encountered Sally. They also had bad luck in catching fish and I had a hot spot in a small tributary 50 yards away. So after performing a minor version of the miracle of fish and loaves (mostly with fish) we were able to keep them going back to the trail head.
We planned on camping in Sally’s back yard but chose an alterative route and camp sites.
She was in an area it took 3 days to get there by canoe and there are no stores to buy more grub. Talk about a way to put a damper on camping. I was at a camp 1 day into the wilderness area and had a fish shore lunch going and this camping group with showed up with 12 people who encountered Sally. They also had bad luck in catching fish and I had a hot spot in a small tributary 50 yards away. So after performing a minor version of the miracle of fish and loaves (mostly with fish) we were able to keep them going back to the trail head.
We planned on camping in Sally’s back yard but chose an alterative route and camp sites.