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<blockquote data-quote="NorsemanAlaska" data-source="post: 1336618" data-attributes="member: 101498"><p><strong>THE BATHROOM TREE:</strong></p><p></p><p>Had a hunting camp on the south facing side of the Brooks Range here in Alaska for 10 years during the 90's. Black bears and grizzly bears are so prevalent that there were free tags for black bears and grizzly tags were only $25 each. Then there was a 5 caribou a DAY limit, any size bull moose limit one and up to 2 wolves. So it was a 5 species hunt. </p><p></p><p>Every year I'd take family and/or employees with me to hunt camp. We'd usually go off in pairs or singles in different directions to hunt each day. During one year a guy with me came back to camp the first evening and said he'd seen 6 grizz bears that very first day. So I implemented the ole "gotta hang our food in the tree's" safe guard.</p><p></p><p>He came back the next evening saying he'd seen 3 more grizz bears that day. I'm at this point trying to convince him that maybe he'd seen the same couple of bears several times and not 9 different grizz bears. But he was certain that it'd been 9 different bears. All within a couple miles of camp.</p><p></p><p>Next evening he comes in and swears he saw 5 more grizz bears. So, at this point, the other 3 guys, as well as myself, are giving him a very hard time adn a lot of grief over his claims. There's NO WAY that there's 14 DIFFERENT grizz bears in this 2-3 square mile area. He defends himself but the odds are against him adn we yuck it up at him for quite a while.</p><p></p><p>So we eventually head to our tents for sleep. I decide I'd better go find the "bathroom" tree before I go to sleep. Got my flashlight and the ever needed toilet paper, I find the bathroom tree, bend down and lean my back against said bathroom tree. After a minute I notice the flashlight lights up this HUGE pile of bear scat. Right there, next to my left boot. A huge pile of scat. Like an idiot I didn't take my 44 magnum nor rifle with me to the bathroom tree. I should of listened to bear guy cause he was right. There's bears EVERYWHERE around camp...What am I gonna do...? All this goes through my mind in a few seconds while I'm trying to finish my business with the bathroom tree, and get back to my rifle. Then I hear the wolfing/snorting noise of a bear, just behind me, in the alders, a few feet away. Its startles me to the point that I try to stand up straight but I get all twisted up in my britches. Which trips my against said bathroom tree and I slide right down said bathroom tree into my own pile of scat.</p><p></p><p>The next thing I see is a flashlight shining in my face from the direction of the bear. Do bears carry flashlights...? What is going on...? I'm flailing trying to get away form said bathroom tree and there's a bear shining a flashlight in my face. Now all of a sudden the bear starts to laugh. Do bears that carry flashlights also laugh as well...? What IS GOING ON I'm thinking....!!! Is there a jovial bear with a flashlight laughing at me and getting ready to maul me at the foot of the bathroom tree....?!!??!</p><p></p><p>Finally, as the flashlight gets closer, and I'm now up on my knees trying to get my britches up, I realize it's bear guy. And he says "I told you there were a lot of bears around here."</p><p></p><p>Needless to say taking a bath in 36 degree glacier river water at 10pm at night in late September in the Arctic was a great life lesson learning opportunity =-) When someone tells you there's lots of bears around camp, just pretend that he's telling the truth.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NorsemanAlaska, post: 1336618, member: 101498"] [B]THE BATHROOM TREE:[/B] Had a hunting camp on the south facing side of the Brooks Range here in Alaska for 10 years during the 90's. Black bears and grizzly bears are so prevalent that there were free tags for black bears and grizzly tags were only $25 each. Then there was a 5 caribou a DAY limit, any size bull moose limit one and up to 2 wolves. So it was a 5 species hunt. Every year I'd take family and/or employees with me to hunt camp. We'd usually go off in pairs or singles in different directions to hunt each day. During one year a guy with me came back to camp the first evening and said he'd seen 6 grizz bears that very first day. So I implemented the ole "gotta hang our food in the tree's" safe guard. He came back the next evening saying he'd seen 3 more grizz bears that day. I'm at this point trying to convince him that maybe he'd seen the same couple of bears several times and not 9 different grizz bears. But he was certain that it'd been 9 different bears. All within a couple miles of camp. Next evening he comes in and swears he saw 5 more grizz bears. So, at this point, the other 3 guys, as well as myself, are giving him a very hard time adn a lot of grief over his claims. There's NO WAY that there's 14 DIFFERENT grizz bears in this 2-3 square mile area. He defends himself but the odds are against him adn we yuck it up at him for quite a while. So we eventually head to our tents for sleep. I decide I'd better go find the "bathroom" tree before I go to sleep. Got my flashlight and the ever needed toilet paper, I find the bathroom tree, bend down and lean my back against said bathroom tree. After a minute I notice the flashlight lights up this HUGE pile of bear scat. Right there, next to my left boot. A huge pile of scat. Like an idiot I didn't take my 44 magnum nor rifle with me to the bathroom tree. I should of listened to bear guy cause he was right. There's bears EVERYWHERE around camp...What am I gonna do...? All this goes through my mind in a few seconds while I'm trying to finish my business with the bathroom tree, and get back to my rifle. Then I hear the wolfing/snorting noise of a bear, just behind me, in the alders, a few feet away. Its startles me to the point that I try to stand up straight but I get all twisted up in my britches. Which trips my against said bathroom tree and I slide right down said bathroom tree into my own pile of scat. The next thing I see is a flashlight shining in my face from the direction of the bear. Do bears carry flashlights...? What is going on...? I'm flailing trying to get away form said bathroom tree and there's a bear shining a flashlight in my face. Now all of a sudden the bear starts to laugh. Do bears that carry flashlights also laugh as well...? What IS GOING ON I'm thinking....!!! Is there a jovial bear with a flashlight laughing at me and getting ready to maul me at the foot of the bathroom tree....?!!??! Finally, as the flashlight gets closer, and I'm now up on my knees trying to get my britches up, I realize it's bear guy. And he says "I told you there were a lot of bears around here." Needless to say taking a bath in 36 degree glacier river water at 10pm at night in late September in the Arctic was a great life lesson learning opportunity =-) When someone tells you there's lots of bears around camp, just pretend that he's telling the truth..... [/QUOTE]
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