[pct-l] bear bagging

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Mike,



It is very rare to see any PCT hiker bag/hang food – anywhere.  Doing so is
not allowed as a substitute for using an approved bear ‘can in designated
areas.  The last time I bagged/hung food was on an Ontario canoe trip many
years ago.  Usually I ditch the ‘can at Echo Summit south of Lake Tahoe, but
once I did carry a non-approved Ursack for a while north of there because
there were some curious bears in that general area.  Even then I didn't
hoist it up; I just tethered it at ground level to a small tree.



On the remainder of the PCT north there are lots of bears but they keep
their heads down and a hiker will be lucky to see one.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

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On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Michael Pinkus <mikepinkus at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Hi All,
> So, bear cannisters are required on some parts of the trail, I'm assuming
> that you bear bag it on the rest of the trail? I only ask this as I've never
> read anything about it anywhere. We bear bag everywhere here in Canada
> unless you are camping when they're hibernating.
>
> anyone?
>
> cheers,
> Mike
>
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