Excellent write upon the bears. Thanks for the link. I will add it to our hiker website. PCT MOM On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 6:27 PM, <annieguion at comcast.net> wrote: > http://ext.nrs.wsu.edu/publications/Blackbears1.htm > > 45 in over 100 years - still a negligable risk in my book and not worth > carrying a gun for. > > SG >