![]() Just be ready for when a good picture presents itself. The bear may look up, but will very shortly move into the bush. Please do not whistle or shout to get the bear to turn for the camera. They sometimes give you the bum end view to ignore you. Grizzlies are masters at pretending that we are not there. Bring a monopod which you may be able to whip overboard in several inches of water to stabilize your shot. A tripod is too cumbersome in a boat with 12 other people aboard. Our guides try to place the viewing boat for good light conditions, but bear watching is dynamic, with the bears moving around in relation to us. At sometime during our viewing, the bears may wander as close as 30 meters if we are quiet and do not move. Can we get close enough for pictures?įor good pictures bring a camera with at least 300 telephoto lens. Look to the side so as not to challenge the bear. Stand your ground, do not shout or challenge the bear. ![]() If a bear appears, stay close in the group. How should we act if a bear appears suddenly close-by? We stay quiet, and our only movement is the finger on the camera shutter. On some days mothers will park their cubs close to us as defense against attacks by large boars. We consider grizzly bears to be wild animals, wanting to be unmolested as they feed. Most Glendale grizzlies are habituated to people, and as long as we stay outside of their personal comfort zone (120 feet), we are safe and they are unmolested by our presence. The bears do wander in closer, and thats their choice. This is a distance safe for us and generous to the bears. Provincial Wildlife Branch Bear Viewing Guidelines require that we stay from the bears 50 meters. Our excellent Trip Advisor reviews reflex our success over the years. We do our best to show you what shows up that day. People come to us with huge expectations in August, which a pretty hard to fulfill as our wildlife moves in unpredictable manner. The fall timing of the salmon run is so variable that it is impossible to know when in August is best. In late August the salmon come and go up stream in response to unpredictable rain events. The berries are not yet ripe, the bears come down to the beach to roll rocks for eels, crabs and isopods. We haven’t lost anyone yet… When is the best time to come and see grizzly bears? In case of an accident a plane can be called to fly the injured person out to Campbell River hospital. We are in radio contact with the other operator in the area and have a good working relationship with their guides. We carry bear pepper spray and several VHF radios. Most of the time we view the bears from the safety of the boat, not on the land.
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