Posted on 05/13/2016 12:19:27 PM PDT by StCloudMoose
Put all your food in a bag and hang it in a tree folks. Do NOT have food in your tent. Though the article doesn’t say, the chances are good this guy had food.
“Though the article doesnt say, the chances are good this guy had food.”
Or chances are the bear thought he was food. Maybe the guy told the bear he was in his space space and the bear retreated.
Even one death is too many, and next time it might be a helpless child. KILL ALL THE BEARS.
ML/NJ
In one of my recent trips to the Adirondacks, some smart-ass Ranger hung a thick, HDPE drum, that had been literally shredded by a bear, with a sign that said “this is NOT a bear-proof canister.”
I’m told that bears are especially attracted by the smell of toothpaste, shampoo or even mouthwash - so don’t keep those in your tent as well.
The bear population has been making a comeback.
They are now regularly found in densely populated areas of PA and NJ.
Black bears aren’t necessarily out looking to tangle with humans, but if you leave food in the wrong place, or get between mama and her cub, ANYTHING could happen.
This is why I’m taking you with me should I ever go camping!
If you know #2, do you really have to go through all the investigation in #1?
Don’t camp where bears live!
Camp in a bear’s kitchen and somehow they’re surprised they get chewed on.
Was Mark Sanford in the area?
If I could only buy .348 I’d be a happy Model 71 owner.
I’ve run into a number on the AT in Shenendoah. I always carry my Glock 22, just in case. Turned around once and caught a bear cub rummaging through my pack. It took something white out and ran off into the dark. I started chasing it, then I though better of it.
When I got home, I realized it stole my tortillas.
Or you'll be sleeping in a zip-lock bag.
I’m glad he’s ok. It’s a bit interesting for me to see that now because I just started reading A Walk In The Woods, and there were several pages devoted to bear attacks and his fear of encountering a bear on the trail. I’m still pretty early in the book.
Right you are.
However, the only way to help minimize a bear encounter is to ensure ALL food, and toiletries (toothpaste & soap) are in an Airtight zip bag and then it’s recommended that you hang your food on a bear-proof bag or cannister 100+ feet away from your campsite.
*I have had a bear come right up to my tent, its nose against my head, even though there was Absolutely No food or wrappers in or around the tent.
The bear was attracted to the very faint peppermint odor in the toothpaste I used an hour prior to the encounter.*
Bears have incredibly sensitive sense of smell, and can detect and track the smell of food (through two new sealed zip lock bags) a mile away. Ziplock bags are slightly porous
My recommendation that has worked hiking hundreds of miles through bear country:
1. Get an Ursack and follow the directions Completely.
2. Carry a small 1 Oz bottle of PineSol and put two drops on your food bag before you hang it up outside your tent, as well as two drops on your pack, and both sides of your tent.
The USFS, and State wildlife Biologists attest to the fact that PineSol (7% turpentine oil) is very effective at masking faint food odors from being detected by bears.
Ursack.com
RE: “Put all your food in a bag and hang it in a tree folks. Do NOT have food in your tent. Though the article doesnt say, the chances are good this guy had food.”
That might be a trifle big for black bears but since it would be excellent for browns, why worry about color!
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