I guess I am naive about this, but in areas like Colorado,
(known to be full of wild animals) are there designated “Safe Zones” for hikers, or is any wilderness walk in Colorado going to be a throw of the dice?
In other words, I thought they could have stayed out of areas most likely to be the territory of Bears.
There are certain regions of California like that too.
Fairly populated area...
Pretty much. If there are deer, there are predators.
Nope. Animals go where you go. We never head into the hills without firearms. Bears, cats, snakes and charging elk abound.
In other words, I thought they could have stayed out of areas most likely to be the territory of Bears. There are certain regions of California like that too.
I've hiked and camped all over the wilds of California for the last 50 years and I have never heard of a "safe" area without wild animals.
We are in northern Los Angeles, against the foothills. We often have bears wander into town; they go to the swimming pools, even. They also follow the trash guys - Monday morning pickup will have Sunday evening pizza boxes scattered.
My husband met a bear on the trail not 1/2 mile in from town; on another trail from town, a man was attacked by two bears. The first one bit him, but he rolled in a ball and started hiking back to the parking lot, also 1/2 mile away. Another bear attacked him before he got to town.
What’s a safe zone for a bear? A posted sign? A fenced trail, perhaps, with a lock? You are on your own in the wilderness, and you need to be aware. Hard to know with this poor woman if she was hiking at dusk/ had left earlier in the morning/ etc. Terrible. And our border collie, fierce as he was and an Alpha Male, turned his head when we ran into a bear in an alley near here. No way HE was going to take him on.