(This is an old joke but since no joke is old to anyone who never heard it before -and because it always makes me laugh, I'm posting it again)


" The Montana Fish and Game Department has issued an important bear alert notice. The text of the notice follows:

" It has come to the attention of the Department that many hikers and campers are unclear about dealing with grizzly bears. Therefore the Department is recommending that campers and hikers likely to encounter grizzly bears should wear little bells on their clothing. The noise will alert grizzly bears that you are approaching and will give them an opportunity to retreat. The Department also recommends that you carry a pepper spray can. PLEASE NOTE that the use of pepper spray is only as a last resort because it is annoying to the bears and even painful if they get it in their eyes. Grizzly bears deserve better treatment so be cautious about using pepper spray. The Department recommends that in bear country you should also carefully examine bear scat so that you will know what kind of bear is in the vicinity. Black bear scat usually contains blue berries and occasionally squirrel fur.

The Department notice concluded: " "Grizzly bear scat contains small bells and has a strong odor of pepper".

Also a black bear will climb a tree to eat you wher as a grizzly will simply push the tree down.