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160 Firefighters Have to Abandon Their Camp Because of Persistent Bears in Canada
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Posted on 09/05/2023 5:27:36 PM PDT by rey

A camp for firefighters battling a British Columbia wildfire had to be shut down because of “persistent bear activity,” Canada wildlife officials reported.

About 160 firefighters at a camp near Goldbridge to fight the Downton Lake wildfire relocated to T’it’q’et First Nation and Lillooet community facilities, officials said on Twitter, now rebranded as X.

The British Columbia Wildlife Service said it ordered the closure to “ensure the safety” of firefighters.

Conservation officers are working to find a safe place for a new camp so firefighters can resume battling the wildfire, officials said. Officials did not provide details on the bear activity, but bears frequently enter campgrounds looking for food or trash.


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1 posted on 09/05/2023 5:27:36 PM PDT by rey
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Persistent rifle activity will take care of that. Bunch a wankers


2 posted on 09/05/2023 5:30:31 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: rey
T’it’q’et

Someone's apostrophe key seems stuck.

3 posted on 09/05/2023 5:31:10 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: rey
Those bears eschew regular firefighters. They prefer theirs extra crispy.

4 posted on 09/05/2023 5:31:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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5 posted on 09/05/2023 5:32:15 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: Freedom4US
#2: Persistent rifle activity will take care of that."

True. But don't forget the bells and pepper.

6 posted on 09/05/2023 5:32:52 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: rey

I want to see some bear vs firehose videos.

seriously, if John West can take on the bear wtf?

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7 posted on 09/05/2023 5:35:17 PM PDT by algore
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Or large caliber handguns.


8 posted on 09/05/2023 5:36:11 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: rey

There’s a solution to that.

Of course they could just let nature take it’s course and let it burn.


9 posted on 09/05/2023 5:42:36 PM PDT by OKSooner (Maybe Quix was right about some stuff. Pronouns=(XY, XYim, XY's))
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To: fruser1

Ok, but what is the chambering?


10 posted on 09/05/2023 5:47:24 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: rey
Someone mention Grizz?

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11 posted on 09/05/2023 5:49:43 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: rey

Mtn. Lions passing through my property are a potential issue.

I need to get a carry piece for myself and additionally my wife for walking in the “yard”.

Welcome to Agenda 21.


12 posted on 09/05/2023 6:12:03 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Disambiguator

I will guess .458 Win.


13 posted on 09/05/2023 6:18:05 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: rey

BC is full of Bear. Black and the big Browns. Duh.


14 posted on 09/05/2023 6:18:20 PM PDT by waterhill (I Believe!)
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To: broken_clock

I’m up here vacationing in Montana and I saw Jeremiah Johnson beer for sale.


15 posted on 09/05/2023 6:32:18 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: rey

The firefighters have axes!!
Fight back!!! : )


16 posted on 09/05/2023 6:45:07 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: crusty old prospector
I’m up here vacationing in Montana and I saw Jeremiah Johnson beer for sale.

Wow, nice! I didn’t know about that. If you’re near Kalispell check out Machineguns Montana.

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17 posted on 09/05/2023 7:54:24 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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I feel sorry for the poor bears. The arsonists are intentionally destroying their habitat. Since their 'nuts and berries' are all being burnt up, of course Yogi and Boo-Boo are going to go to the firefighter's camps looking for Pic-a-nic Baskets, which they prefer anyway.


18 posted on 09/05/2023 8:01:25 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: broken_clock

“Can you skin Grizz?”


19 posted on 09/05/2023 8:23:37 PM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: tomkat

Some would consider that a nice first name .🥺

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20 posted on 09/05/2023 8:26:24 PM PDT by Mears (.)
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