Originally Posted by
Wanderlust78
The same as Mimstrel said. I'm more concerned with deer than I am bears. Over the years I've been accustomed to the sounds...except cicaedas. A random encounter with a startled deer, especially a buck, scares me more than anything. Generally, animals keep away. The problem when you have a hiker (or you are the hiker) who accidently sets up over a game trail. A hapless deer tromps along on autopilot and bumps into your set up. If you have never seen a deer thrash when it's startled, it's something. They can whoop your butt just as quickly as a bed..and bucks have more pointy things than a bear. I have a buddy who got pretty beat up by a trapped and frightened deer a few years ago. They will leave a hurting on ya.
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