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Bear safety advice

Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:20 am
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18995 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:20 am
We are backpacking in New Mexico soon and can't seem to find our bear cannister. Should I just be able to ziploc food, put it in a sack, and throw it over a tree limb??

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:26 am to
Thats what we do in Colorado. I think it some places that are popular the bears have gotten really good at getting hang bags out of trees, so you may want to be a little particular with your tree picking.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48950 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:27 am to
Just bring a dry bag and hang it in a tree
Posted by Righteous Dude
Member since Oct 2017
1302 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:32 am to
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5149 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:38 am to
Wise man told me when it comes to something chasing you

You don’t have to be first, just don’t be last
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
14020 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 10:46 am to
Sleep inside a YETI Cooler as they’re bear proof.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 10:47 am
Posted by TimeOutdoors
AK
Member since Sep 2014
12123 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:04 am to
I tell Ole Miss fans here in Alaska that the best thing to do to keep mosquitos away is to open up a can of canned salmon and rub the juice all over them.

A dry bag will work fine. I did hang my bags when on the A.T. Here we all have bear canisters we use. Make some noise, especially if you are walking up on a thicket or somewhere that looks like an area where a bear could be bedded down.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
261472 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:28 am to
quote:

Should I just be able to ziploc food, put it in a sack, and throw it over a tree limb??


AWAY from your campsite. At least 50 years, preferably more.

Black bears will still climb the tree to get it.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 11:29 am
Posted by ForLSU56
Rapides Parish
Member since Feb 2015
5582 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 12:44 pm to
Did a backpack trek in NM several years ago and our guide would not allow any candy, chewing gum, snacks, protein bars, or flavored drinks etc. while walking the trail. Said the bears could smell it and come looking for the source.

Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30453 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:33 pm to
If you are in cell phone range, are you near a place that could sell you another canister?
Posted by 2BRKnot
Member since Jul 2020
385 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:51 pm to
Do whatever you can to avoid attracting a bear. The worst thing about bears is that they don't kill you before starting to eat you.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119435 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

Bear safety advice


Avoid them
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8179 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 8:46 pm to
Google Cliff Jacobson.

Scent proof bag, hidden a ways outside of camp away from game trails.
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