Yup...spent 2 days last week in Elk Lakes PP (South of the Kananaskis lakes, on the BC side). Ran into a couple of Grizzlies on the way back across on Wed. morning. One took off as soon as he realized I was there. The other was upwind from me, on a trail through heavy brush. I took a couple of pictures while he was grazing, then talked to him, to get him to look at me, and he stood up on his hind legs, but couldn't smell me. I pulled out my launcher and a banger cartridge, and he took off as soon as it fired (before the charge detonated!). He hit full sprint when it went off. Methinks he'd experienced one before. Bangers and spray, guys. Good tools to have with you.
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"This Brittany is my most cherished possession — the darndest bird-finder I have ever seen, a tough and wiry little dog with a choke-bored nose and the ability to read birds’ minds." -Jack O'Connor
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