- Bear and Food Storage Policy in the National Parks
What are the requirements and options for food storage in the National Parks, and what bear canisters are most effective across the NPS?
- Warding Off Bears - Backpacking Light
Bears have been known to change their behavior based on their experience (gun shots have been known to attract bears because hunters leave the guts after cleaning the animal)
- Bear Canisters: Design, Use Cases, and Reviews
We hope this guide will help you understand bear canisters a little bit better You'll learn about various testing agencies, bear canister design, materials, usability, and user experiences Lastly, we’ll make some recommendations for bear canisters that reflect unique combinations of value, weight, and capacity
- Protecting Your Food From Bears (Members Q A)
Learn how to store your food and protect it from bears in the backcountry - an overview of different methods and when to use them
- Bear attack, Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, successful use of handgun
I’m sure there are plenty of stories of people warding off bears with guns and also many with bear spray And thousands more by avoiding contact by making lots of noise, keeping a clean camp, and not being around food-conditioned bears We do what we can here in Alaska trying to get new people to do the right thing, but it’s a sisyphean task
- The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor . . .
Topic The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor diffusion Forum Posting A Membership is required to post in the forums Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
- How to Hide Your Food from Bears - Backpacking Light
In episode 99 of the BPL podcast we're going to learn about how bears smell, and what you can do to hide your food from the nose of a bear
- Does hanging food really stop bears? - Backpacking Light
Black bears are omnivores with few predatory inclinations Grizzly bears are generally much more predatory (Indeed there was a study about grizzly’s predating on blacks in Yellowstone ) First, I’m not sure what predatory instincts have to do with hanging food Both blackies and grizz are omnivores, and our food bags need to be protected
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