Neels Gap to Tesnatee Gap closed for April 09

[Rain Man]

I just received a copy of this announcement--

"Due to the recent bear activity and new FS policy, the AT from Neels Gap to Tesnatee Gap is now closed to any camping activity for one month, effective immediately."

Right now I don't have any links for more information. I take it that this section will be off-limits for camping for all or almost all of April 2009.

Sorry the title didn't allow more. The section isn't closed, the section is closed for any camping activity.

RainMan

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[bigmac_in]

Is this related to the missing packs reported previously?

[Lilred]

Is this related to the missing packs reported previously?

Yes it is. It's believed to be a very active and hungry bear.

[drdewrag]

No crap? I was feeding thru hikers cheeseburgers up at Tray Gap a week ago or so and someone told me they had seen a bear around there. Also someone who said that someone's pack was taken and consensus was that it was a person rather than a bear. Guess not, huh???

[Blissful]

Bet it's the bear that likes to hibernate in the shelter at Whitley Gap.

[SGT Rock]

Get a hunter on it.

[Lone Wolf]

i'd be terrified to even hike through that section. i'd opt for a shuttle around it. serious as a heart attack

[SGT Rock]

Now that is funny right there. I gotta get the ice tea off my screen.

Edit:

here ya go: http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf

[Elder]

Lone Wolf won't be scared if he had Lekis!!!

Heehehehehehe

But Seriosly...

[Spogatz]

I was hoping to go there this weekend...I don't know if I can bear it....hehehe

[Blissful]

i'd be terrified to even hike through that section. i'd opt for a shuttle around it. serious as a heart attack

Esp with that foodbag "pillow" under your head.....

[briarpatch]

i'd be terrified to even hike through that section. i'd opt for a shuttle around it. serious as a heart attack

Yellow-blazin' hiker trash!!

[BitBucket]

Like the Rock said Wolf...that's definitely nothing to snivel at...

hope you're continuing to progress well...

[Egads]

Like Rock said, the only outcome is for a ranger or hunter to shoot the problem bear

[urbansix]

Camped there last summer....saw two bears that evening. The first was about what I imagined a bear would look like in person. The second was about twice as big as the first (probably an impression exaggerated by sphincter factor). This was around Baggs Creek Gap. A few days later another whiteblazer reported seeing the biggest bear he'd ever seen in the same vicinity.

[take-a-knee]

Get a hunter on it.

I'm already scoping that out. A friend of mine killed a bear not too far from there several years ago. He was tasty (the bear). The only problem is no one can do anything until SEPT.

[take-a-knee]

Camped there last summer....saw two bears that evening. The first was about what I imagined a bear would look like in person. The second was about twice as big as the first (probably an impression exaggerated by sphincter factor). This was around Baggs Creek Gap. A few days later another whiteblazer reported seeing the biggest bear he'd ever seen in the same vicinity.

I can remember more than one post about bear sightings on that stretch of trail. North of Tray Mtn also.

[max patch]

Pathetic.

Bear in the woods!!! Lets kill it!!!

[JaxHiker]

I didn't see any bears there in Nov.

[take-a-knee]

Pathetic.

Bear in the woods!!! Lets kill it!!!

Yeah, right. I'm dumb and ignorant, just like all those masters prepared biologists at GA DNR who reestablished the black bear population in the north GA mountains (and established the hunting season for them). That population, by the way, is at or near carrying capacity for that ecosystem. Since a black bear has no natural predators, I suppose you would find starvation for them to be more "humane". All you uneducated syrupy Rubes oughta go find something constructive to do, or maybe enlighten yourself a bit.