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PapaBear1975
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08/28/2017 08:29PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Heading up to Basswood via Fall Lake entry point- just checking in with anyone who has been up there recently the last few weeks had any issues with unwanted camp visitors?
 
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VoyageurNorth
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08/28/2017 08:54PM  
I have a couple groups up there now & one just came back and no reports from those people. Hope it stays the same.
PapaBear1975
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08/28/2017 09:07PM  
Awesome. Last time I went that way was back in 94' with my dad. We NEVER had any issues in the numerous times we went that route. The one time I went out of Moose lake out to Ensign, then Ashigan- nothing but bears the whole darn way. That was in 95'. So since then, I have always tried to keep tabs on any "hotspots", so I know where to avoid.
Canoe42
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08/28/2017 09:18PM  
Umm, Papabear, you should know what your offspring are up to. ; )
fsupp
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08/29/2017 01:00PM  
The Sawbill Outfitters' online "newsletter" had this recent post on bear activity, complete with a picture of chewed up water bottles, but the lakes mentioned are all east of where you're headed.

8/21/17 - The Forest Service has received a handful of reports of bear activity in the Boundary Waters this summer and has asked us to pass that information along to our customers.

Bears have been spotted in campsites on Ogishkemunchi, Gneiss, Knife, Duncan, and Seagull. There was no aggressive behavior in any of these cases, although some of the bears did make a mess.

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QueticoMike
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08/29/2017 02:49PM  
Saw a couple of bears on Fall Lake back in 2015 while paddling through. Didn't have any problems with them.
PapaBear1975
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08/29/2017 06:51PM  
quote Canoe42: "Umm, Papabear, you should know what your offspring are up to. ; )"


I know...darn "kids", right, haha:-).
08/30/2017 07:59PM  
I believe black bear hunting season starts 9-1-17.

Tomster
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08/31/2017 09:22AM  
quote quark2222: "I believe black bear hunting season starts 9-1-17.


Tomster"


Yep! If my luck holds there'll be bear tenderloin on the grill tomorrow evening...with onions and mushrooms. Mmm Mmmmm!!!
 
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