Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

." By his own
>account he killed 105 bears in about nine months.

Actually, killing 2.9 bears a week is no big feat for a 
skilled woodsman traveling across vast areas, and in
light of the abundance of game at the time.  
Be aware, at the time, bears were the fur trappers enemy, 
and bears would often would eat the trapped beaver, 
muskrat etc.  Indians, frontier residents were all skilled  
woodsmen, and would also trap small game for food and pelts.   
So they would be eager to tip off bear hunters as to the 
location of bear areas and places bears frequent.  
And fur trappers eagerly killed bears whenever possible. 
And being a bee hunter himself, Davy would have the bait
to bring in the bear if needed. ;)  

Enough of Bear-L, back to bees.

Best Wishes,
Joe

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