Kingfisher- Right you are & point well taken. Excuse my oversight in grouping you with the S.A. fool embarrass himself post. And yes, I have seen film footage of how fast bears can sprint, especially browns! I stayed fairly close to the Wagoneer for that reason. Good fishing to you this summer. - How about let's get back to some more interesting or funny fishing near bears stories. - I'll tell a short one about a buddy in reply post below.- RT