re: could you ever sleep outside again? bear wakes up hunter by biting him.

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So, if you're alone, no fire, no watch schedule, you're kind of asking for bears to come nose around your campsite while you're sleeping. If the bear thinks your shampoo smells good (almost certainly the problem in this case) or something in the campsite smells good - they generally don't back down if they think a meal is at stake, even black bears.

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Yup, on the last hunt we made, bear safety was my no.1 concern. We triple checked all of our gear to make sure we didnt have anything that was aromatic in any way. Our food was kept 100 yards away in a bearvault in a tree. Did not bring deodorant, toothpaste, wetwipes, etc. Slept with the .44mag by my side but not sure if that would have had an adverse effect or not. I also slept with my pack behind my head against the edge of the tent and my boots on the side of my face next to me against the other edge in case a curious bear would bite at the lump pressed up against the edge of my tent, it wouldnt be my head.