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apc33

Bear Encounter

Nov 05, 2004 13:46

I was hiking up Hiei-zan at dawn earlier this week when suddenly I heard a several loud growls and a snort. It was a black bear! I thought I was going to be attacked. Luckily the bear must of been as scared of me as I was of it. I got out of there very quickly. I've never heard of there being bears on Hiei-zan, as bear territory is in the far ( Read more... )

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shi_ho November 6 2004, 08:54:19 UTC

Wow, it was so scary, wasn't it? You were very lucky that you weren't attacked by the bear!!

apc33 November 15 2004, 22:38:28 UTC

Yes, I suppose I am lucky. There have been many bear attacks in Japan this year. Have you ever seen a bear in the wild?

shi_ho November 16 2004, 04:54:17 UTC

No, I haven't, but my living town is surrounded by mountains, so people have to be careful... I heard that someone saw a bear at the next city.

What to do if you meet a bear famewebmaster June 15 2005, 09:09:32 UTC

I haven't seen a bear in the wild either, but several have been sighted in a place I often visit. The people who live there are told to not walk alone and to carry things that jangle loudly, such as keys, whistles and canteens that can hang from a belt or knapsack and bang against each other as you walk. Bears, like people I guess, don't like to be caught by surprise.