Comments on: Brainy bruin a master thief

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:50:53 +0000

In regards to what nogods said about bear season: if this was any other bear, then yes maybe you could ‘resolve’ it, but since ‘yellow yellow’ is tagged(thus her name) and collared you can not shoot her, unless it was in self defense and even than I am sure there would be a lengthy investigation.

By: Drew Allport

Drew Allport — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:43:26 +0000

I’ve camped the last couple years in the Lake Colden/Flowed Lands area — apparently this is the ol’ gal who sparked the ranger’s nickname “Bear Tupperware” for the BearVault containers.

By: Cindian Works

Cindian Works — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:01:43 +0000

Ha! Met Yellow Yellow, first person. It was crowded by the Flowed Lands leanto. Almost like a motel. There were tents everywhere, and a few folks didn’t have Bear Canisters. When a pair of fellas went to hang their food just about dark 9:00pmish, Yellow Yellow came out of nowhere. It was “BEAR BEAR” amongst the campers. they dropped their food bag, adn she graciously took it puncturing two peanut butter jars in the process.

We hung up our kitchen goods, thinking it didn’t have an odor THAT BAD! Guess again. Apparently Yellow Yellow looks for BAGS, cause BAGS mean food. Our food was in a Canister under a log about 150 from the Leanto.

Anyway, she snapped the branch anchoring one of the legs of the rope holding the bag, by shaking one of the trees anchoring the rope. This lowered the bag to where she started fussing withit. (Thanks to ninjitsu tying techniques) some more yelling by what seemed like about a dozen campers, and strobe flashing (cameras?) and flashlights, she gave up.

She didn’t get the cookware. But still, this baby’s not someone to mess with! Apparently she lives in Flowed Lands area. Campers’ beware….pack all your foods in Canisters, and if you can’t find one, take the red trail to the leanto/camp areas to the east, and you will see a decently ribbon marked DEC provided (CLEAN) communal canister not too far away.

By: How to scare a bear @

How to scare a bear @ — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:14:42 +0000

[...] issue. And if you’re interested in bears, you’ll be interested in our earlier post about Yellow-Yellow, the bear that learned how to open food [...]

By: Dirigo

Dirigo — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:52:10 +0000

“Smaaarrter than the average bear…)

By: Nogods

Nogods — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:55:48 +0000

Bear season will be coming ’round again soon.

This problem could be easily resolved.

By: Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:09:17 +0000

Wow, Yellow-Yellow is a very intelligent (and rare) bear! My BearVault hasn’t met a bear yet that could crack it open for my tasty treats! I’ve used my BV for a few years now and love it! (Also doubles as a camping seat.)

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:16:44 +0000

Thanks, Suz. Afterward, I thought I had one too many references to “she-bear.” It should be assumed that any bear smart enough to open a canister must be female.

By: suz

suz — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:12:08 +0000

hi phil, great story about the wily she-bear!

By: Jonathan Mulyca

Jonathan Mulyca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:05:34 +0000

thanks for contributing something useful Derek.