[pct-l] Pee as bear deterrent?

[Diarmaid Harmon]

An old scout master told us this one and the troop tried it one night when camped on the north side of Mt Hood near Ramona Falls. The curious black bear they visited us that night took no notice of the large quantity of urine the boys spread around the campsite.

Old wives tale would be my guess.

Irish.

On Nov 3, 2013, at 6:41 AM, Tortoise <tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> This is an "old hikers" tale. Much like a quote "old wives" tale. I tried it and it doesn't work.
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> Tortoise
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>> On Nov 2, 2013, at 23:17, Anne Hildebrand <anneirenehildebrand at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> My friend has made the dubious claim that human urine can be (um) released
>> around camp strategically to ward off bears. I am skeptical, but we each
>> said we would ask someone who knows. I come to you, pct-l. Is there any
>> validity to this whatsoever?
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>> Sincerely,
>> Anne
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