‘Undergo Burdi’: Golfers closed T with flora and fauna in Kannaskis

The bear does not require tea time to go on green.

When she went to the Kananskis Country Golf course to hit the link earlier this month, Calgary Golfer Jess Lawson did not think that she would share the back nine with a black bear.

“We were very grateful for our partner to be a bear on the last hole,” he said. “It was like a good small tribute to golfing in the mountains.”

As an open space of 600 acres within the heavy Kannaskis valley, it is no surprise that animals such as bears are ready for the course.

Long -time long -time general manager Darren Robinson said, “One of the things that sometimes forget about it is that these golf courses are for all kinds of wildlife for an incredible environment.”

Living in about three decades and working in the course, Robinson has seen everything from Elk and Mousse to Caugar and Koyotes on green.

Plus more than his right part of the bear.

He said, “There were days in the last summer where I really saw five different bears in the club house.” “Some black, some grizzle, some young, some parents. It’s beautiful.”

‘Automatic bear equal’

A wildlife hotspot requires special idea for golfing.

Robinson said, “It is the first to maintain a safe distance and is placed at the forefront that we encourage the most.”

The goal is to minimize and stop human-welfare interaction as much as possible.

Keeping this in mind, golfers are welcomed to slightly bend the rules in the name of safety.

“If someone needs to take on a hole where there is a bear nearby, and just give yourself an equal, it’s great,” Robinson said. “Raise your ball and move on to the next hole.”

It is called “automatic bear equal” or “bear Burdi”, Robinson said.

He said, “We are happy to give people an opportunity to take whatever we want on that particular hole.”

“And who doesn’t like to get an equal equal?”

Spotting a bear on green can be the lucky day of a golfer, but Lawson was not looking to take any shortcuts.

“This can actually increase your score if you are like a new golfer,” he said. “But for us, we had a lot of time, so we were just able to enjoy the bear, soaking in the afternoon and then we could finish with the course.”

Does the bear bring a bear in Fairway?

Alberta Parks has issued a bear warning for the Kananskis Country Golf Course, which is effective on 8 May, “continuously in the area of ​​many grizzly and black bears.”

At this time of the year, the food brings a bear close to the spring developed areas, with rare.

In places like the course, they are looking for vegetation like grass and dandelion, Nick de Ruinter said Nick de Ruinter, Program Director of Wildmart of Biosphere Institute.

He said, “Golf courses are very good and green. There is a lot of green grass and there are not too many other foods available,” he said.

Springtime bears’ activity increases beyond the golf course and applies to hiking trails and other popular sites such as trails and urban centers.

Canmore resident D Ruter said, “This time of the year, during spring, we are all sharing the bottles of the valley together.” “There is high ice, all available foods are low, and all our entertainment is low in the valley.”

Come in summer, the possibility of a bear will not be so often.

“July, August is the berry season, and it usually focuses on their focus,” said D. Ruater. “And so they will probably go away from golf courses in that kind of places.”

Buffalo, a staple of typical bear diet, grows in human-disinfected areas where more sunlight reaches them due to cleaning trees.

“It can be around the golf course, the use of campground, trails, day can be around areas, picnic areas, playgrounds, parks,” said D. Ruinter. “And so we still see them near those areas, but for a different reason.”

Those berries grow around green instead, so the bears will probably stay away from the fairway and in search of food will remain on the outskirts of the course.

“We can’t see them as much in the middle of the golf course as we see them right now, but there is a chance that you will still see them.”

become aware of

Seeing a bear anywhere can be a magical moment, but it is always important to take care, D. Ruter said.

“Every group and ideally each person must carry bear sprays,” said D. Ruater, which releases the weekly bear reports for the Bo Valley region.

The Kananskis Country Golf Course does not require golfars to bring bear sprays, but the employees ensure safety tips and information with contact information for Alberta fish and wildlife enforcement services along with bear activity in the area.

Sitting at an important distance from the bear in a golf cart, Lawson said that he felt easily to share the field with the animal, even without a bear spray.

“This is a hiking travel on 18 holes, so if you are pushing, probably bring a bear spray. But after all, if you are in a golf cart, you are very safe if you are 100 yards away,” he said.

The recent history has not yet had any harmful conversations with the bear in the Kananskis course, and there is a role in keeping golfers in this way.

“What is not appropriate is to start removing the bear with your bear spray because you are playing golf,” said D. Ruater.

The “bear equal” policy of the course helps to avoid such scenarios, but according to D. Ruinter, when it comes to the bear, it arises a more possible problem.

“Chips, Hot Dogs and Burgers … It is much more calories than some grass for them,” said D. Ruater. “They will choose human food on natural foods all the time.”

Human beings are likely to see humans as a food source, which can cause serious problems for both sides.

“They will deliberately start hanging around the golf course, hoping that the golf carts would come with an open meal,” said D. Ruater. “They will try and catch the food, and then if they continue, they will become even more bold and then potentially start taking food from the hands of the people.”

“They will be stuck bears and they would most likely be killed or shifted,” said D. Ruater.

As it is said, “A fed bear is a dead bear.”

The next time she is closed in the country, the human-wallet is at the top of Lawson to avoid conflict.

“The mountains are very beautiful, but it is technically their home,” Lawson said. “So we can all be really safe and make sure we are ready before going out.”