EarlyRises

Some phone numbers. To report bear encounters / sightings of any kind. You guys probably already know, but I didn't. Park rangers are creating a database to help with the management / stewardship, and reporting sightings / encounters will help. To report encounters / sightings in Banff National Park: 403-762-4506 To report encounters / sightings in Kananaskis / Bow Valley: 403-591-7755

I was talking to a guy last weekend who used to be a park ranger in Kananaskis. He said that grizzlies are slow to reproduce in Alberta. They are not sure why. One female grizzly they are monitoring had her first set of cubs this year. At the age of 10. She only had them for 2 months when a male grizzly killed them. Nature can be cruel. My 2 cents on this story. I feel bad for the bear they shot. He was half his pre-hibernation weight and was just defending his food. There are less than 700 grizzlies left, last count. Did you know their natural habitat is the prairies. We kinda screwed them out of that. Not saying that I am not glad that the boys are ok. But don't post a trophy picture in the paper. Heck, don't even publicize it. Just makes others want to do it. Which is a shame. To the guys at the Sun.. write an article on bear safety awareness. Educate people on signs and indications. And to our government .. start funding bear rehabilitation programs. There .. guess that was 10 cents.

I am thinking of writing an iPhone app for fly fishing. Since I am still quite new to the sport was wondering what kind of an app would be useful to fishers. Hatch charts ? Stuff like that ? Anyway, appreciate any suggestions and feedback. Cheers.

No one wants to stress a fish. What if we caught and released without a picture every now and then. Moments meant just for you. Another thought to add to the mix.