My daughter and I were wishfully thinking about doing a camp out on Stockton , but didn’t work out , however after your initial story on the bear ,I did have just a little uneasiness about encountering one .
My father spent a time around the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay as a younger man . He had stories of bears . He had actually adopted a young polar bear until it got to big for his quarters . He also claimed one had killed a young teenage boy by the garbage dump and was very concerned for my safety when we got our cabin in Bayfield . He wanted me to carry some kind of weapon to protect myself . Well the fears of an old man can become exaggerated with age , and of course I don’t but have a healthy respect for the possibilities .
Thank you. It is a fine line, I suppose, between fear and respect. I have been in these islands for 30+ years and have seen but a handful of bears in all of that time. This one, even though it didn't seem to want to go away, did not show any signs of aggression. It simply wanted to sniff around and so we let it. Thanks for reading and commenting -- Jeff
My daughter and I were wishfully thinking about doing a camp out on Stockton , but didn’t work out , however after your initial story on the bear ,I did have just a little uneasiness about encountering one .
My father spent a time around the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay as a younger man . He had stories of bears . He had actually adopted a young polar bear until it got to big for his quarters . He also claimed one had killed a young teenage boy by the garbage dump and was very concerned for my safety when we got our cabin in Bayfield . He wanted me to carry some kind of weapon to protect myself . Well the fears of an old man can become exaggerated with age , and of course I don’t but have a healthy respect for the possibilities .
Great pictures and story .
Thank you. It is a fine line, I suppose, between fear and respect. I have been in these islands for 30+ years and have seen but a handful of bears in all of that time. This one, even though it didn't seem to want to go away, did not show any signs of aggression. It simply wanted to sniff around and so we let it. Thanks for reading and commenting -- Jeff
Great story and pictures. Thank you.
Thanks for reading along.
Great re-cap! Thanks Jeff.
I appreciate you taking the time to read it. -- Jeff