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Smoky Bear turns 81 today #8452681 08/11/25 05:54 PM 08/11/25 05:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	However, when they lit the 81 candles on his cake in the forest........................... Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452835 08/11/25 11:30 PM 08/11/25 11:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin	I guess the USDA secretary has not fired him as of yet. Bryce

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452853 08/12/25 01:38 AM 08/12/25 01:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Smokey helped arrest someone in Florida the other day.

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452861 08/12/25 04:03 AM 08/12/25 04:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 New York ,Adirondack mts. M mole "The Tman morning greeter"
mole "The Tman morning greeter" M Joined: Dec 2006 New York ,Adirondack mts.	Visited Smokey Bear spring 1969 at Washington D.C. Zoo

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452887 08/12/25 07:05 AM 08/12/25 07:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 MN 160user trapper
160user trapper Joined: Jan 2007 MN	Sadly, Smokey never had any offspring. Anytime his wife would get hot he would throw dirt on her and beat her with a wet burlap sack. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452899 08/12/25 07:28 AM 08/12/25 07:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin B Bear Tracker trapper
Bear Tracker trapper B Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin	My dad worked fire control for the dnr in Wisconsin. In parades I sometimes wore the Smokey out fit road on the dozen behind the truck and would throw candy to the kids. Cool memory.

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: mole] #8452905 08/12/25 07:39 AM 08/12/25 07:39 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 midland, michigan M midlander trapper
midlander trapper M Joined: Nov 2012 midland, michigan	Originally Posted by mole Visited Smokey Bear spring 1969 at Washington D.C. Zoo Smokey needs to visit Canada and bestow some wildfire prevention knowledge upon them....

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452926 08/12/25 08:31 AM 08/12/25 08:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 AR T TurkeyWrangler trapper
TurkeyWrangler trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 AR	Smokey THE Bear.

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: TurkeyWrangler] #8452930 08/12/25 08:46 AM 08/12/25 08:46 AM
Joined: Mar 2016 Happy Valley, PA CoonsBane trapper
CoonsBane trapper Joined: Mar 2016 Happy Valley, PA	Originally Posted by TurkeyWrangler Smokey THE Bear. False

Re: Smoky Bear turns 81 today [Re: Gary Benson] #8452953 08/12/25 09:38 AM 08/12/25 09:38 AM
Joined: Mar 2020 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 W NY	"Only YOU can prevent wildfires" Last edited by Turtledale; 08/12/25 09:39 AM. NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

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