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Bear safety advice
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:20 am
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??
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Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:26 am to bayoubengals88
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 on 3/31/21 at 9:27 am to bayoubengals88
Just bring a dry bag and hang it in a tree
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:32 am to bayoubengals88
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:38 am to bayoubengals88
Wise man told me when it comes to something chasing you
You don’t have to be first, just don’t be last
You don’t have to be first, just don’t be last
Posted on 3/31/21 at 10:04 am to Ron Cheramie
quote:Going with my wife so we'll just have to both beat the hell out of the bear.
You don’t have to be first, just don’t be last
Posted on 3/31/21 at 10:46 am to bayoubengals88
Sleep inside a YETI Cooler as they’re bear proof.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 10:47 am
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:04 am to bayoubengals88
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.
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 on 3/31/21 at 11:28 am to bayoubengals88
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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 on 3/31/21 at 12:44 pm to bayoubengals88
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 on 3/31/21 at 1:11 pm to ForLSU56
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Said the bears could smell it and come looking for the source.
Yep, their sense of smell is incredible. Double or triple bag food stuff if possible.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:14 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Are you seeing any bear sign yet? I haven't yet but I expect to in the next couple of weeks. I have started carrying bear protection again when I venture out.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:21 pm to TimeOutdoors
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Are you seeing any bear sign yet?
We had some bear signs all fall and early winter, until the snows got really deep in the valleys. A guy in Haines was mauled.
Spring growth is showing up through the snow, so it's only a matter of time until the rest show up.
I still have a couple feet of snow on the ground at my place which is unusual for JNU at this time. I figure in a couple of weeks we will be inundated.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:33 pm to bayoubengals88
If you are in cell phone range, are you near a place that could sell you another canister?
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:37 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Bears in new mexico? And of a bear charges what should one do
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:40 pm to Boo Krewe
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And of a bear charges what should one do
Raise your arms, wave them, yell, back SLOWLY. Or, just shoot them.
Never run, they have shitty eyesight and will chase you down.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:44 pm to RogerTheShrubber
And IF they do attack, fight back. Even if its with your bare hands.
If its a grizzly, play dead and pray to god you don't get raped.
Ive never really worried about Black Bears much, they are much more afraid of you. Its more if you get between a mother and cubs, or startle one up close.
If its a grizzly, play dead and pray to god you don't get raped.
Ive never really worried about Black Bears much, they are much more afraid of you. Its more if you get between a mother and cubs, or startle one up close.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:51 pm to bayoubengals88
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 on 3/31/21 at 1:57 pm to bayoubengals88
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Bear safety advice
Avoid them
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