There aren't that many bears that come down to the low country, except in times of extreme drought. However, we did have a mama and her two cubs come all the way down to the Villa at Philmont Scout Ranch, which is 4 miles South of Cimarron. The mom and the two cubs spent all day around the Villa and Philmont office, with the mom eating apples that had fallen from apple trees and her cubs practicing their climbing on the Cottonwoods. Lots of folks got some great pics. I've encountered three blacks while fishing, but never had one pay much attention to me. In all the years that Philmont has hosted thousands of Boy Scouts each summer, only a few have had run- ins with the blacks. No fatalities, no really serious injuries. Most were hungry bears looking for a handout. One thing you don't do at Philmont is keep food and candy handy. The Scouts Keep their food in Bear Bags, which hang considerably off the ground on a cable line between trees.
JIMMY J McK wrote: > > Jimmy > > I go to to the Cimarron each year last of July though August 3rd, haven't > had any bear encounters yet. > > Jerry McKaughan,President > Caddis Fly Fishing Club > P. O. Box 9104 > Russellville, AR 72811 > www.caddisflyfishers.org <http://www.caddisflyfishers.org/> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:48:36 -0600 > From: ray...@earthlink.net > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com; flyfishingwo...@yahoogroups.com; > hillcountryflyfish...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY > > " They say that to catch brown trout you have to be near invisible. > I tried that on the Cimarron in 1999. It worked so well that a > large black bear never saw me as he snatched my fish from the > end of my tippet." > >**************** ><((((((((º> ****************** >JIMMY D. MOORE, Amateur Radio Station WB5RHT >Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, author >Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, Member >TOWA, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus,Texas >Fish & Game Magazine, Scout Exec. BSA, Retired >Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html >***************** <º))))))))>< **************** > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > <http://www.linesend.com/> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. > <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- **************** ><((((((((º> ****************** JIMMY D. MOORE, Amateur Radio Station WB5RHT Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, author Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, Member TOWA, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus,Texas Fish & Game Magazine, Scout Exec. BSA, Retired Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html ***************** <º))))))))>< **************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
