[pct-l] Black Bear

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

You don't need spray or slingshots either. You don't need weapons.  
The bears flee from you in terror or they try to get your food.  
Protecting your food is the most you have to do.

If you are thru-hiking, you're not doing this like an ordinary  
camper. You are not in one place for very long. You are up and  
walking very early and hiking late into the day. You aren't a target.  
You're on the move, and as far as they are concerned, on the prowl.  
So they run away. So don't worry too much about them.