tamarack
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I have a real phobia about snakes I think it is because there are none around here I have only saw a couple of little garter snakes in the river valley. When I would go antelope hunting in southern Alberta I was always watching for rattlers even though the locals said they all were gone in Nov it was too cold.I have always growen up with bears and wolves around and am used to them just know how to act around them you cant bluff a sow with cubs but a small yearling may try to act tough but most will run when you call them on it. I knew a woman that was killed by a bear she grew up in the woods and was picking berries and a large boar snuck up and got the drop on her F&W shot the bear near her body. So you do have to be aware of your surroundings when in bear country. Black bears on private land and leases are treated the same as coyotes and foxes you can shoot with no license I always keep the hide but don't care for the meat so I leave it if no one else wants it. I don't shoot every one I see just the ones that hang around home watching the animals. Here are some pics of bears I caught on my trail cam I set up on a pile of grain to see the deer sure surprised me when I looked the pile was about 400yrd from my friends house