August 10, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
New Hazelton, Wildlife Tours
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On a fine afternoon, my friends and I decided to be ambitious and walk the back roads home. All the back roads in Hazelton are full of beautiful scenery, and are great for families to stroll upon. You don't get the roar of vehicles going past you, just pure nature.
Now strolling along like teenagers naturally do, we never took notice to the shaking of the bushes ahead of us. Continuing on with no care in the world, we were delighted to get up front and centre to a black bear casually eating on the side of our path.
Now, being the almighty woods-people we are, did we act tough and scare it off like we should? Or did we take the normal route of screaming and running away while the bear also runs away. Nope, we all froze like the cowards we are. It was a good thing that bears are generally more scared of humans than we are of them.
In the end, our furry friend merely stared at us and then made its way back into the bushes. We were all awestruck from the encounter that we burst into mad laughter and ran home. What an adventure we had that day to tell everyone.
It's never a good thing to start screaming when a black bear comes into view. As the saying goes, “They are more scared of you then you are of them.” All of this is completely true. Making lots of noise when you are in the woods lets the animals around you know that they should stay clear of you. Carrying bear spray is always a bonus as well.
Come check out our wildlife in Hazelton!
February 21, 2007 | Tips from Travellers >
New Hazelton, Wildlife Tours
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From Cranberry Junction Traveling west down the Nas river. I encountered the the environment I believe that British Columbia should have From the bears to the fox and the grouse none seemed to be concerned with a 1983 Toyota in their neighborhood