[pct-l] pushy bears

[calliger@infolane.com (Richard Calliger)]

Used to work- esp at Lyell- Not anymore= whsitles, rocks, banging pots,
did not work... I needed to wave a burning stick at 
Ms Bear before she departed the front door of my tent one morning
at 4 AM...wheich tent had no food, no clothes even that were worn
during eating within...soemone somewhere habituated that bear
to know that within the funny little cloth boxes therein is food!
so.. one word: Don't.


rich


At 03:46 PM 1/19/01 -0800, Steve Courtway wrote:
>it's my theory that a bear poking around / tearing into
>an occupied tent is a curious bear, not a pissed off bear, and
>therefore would be deterred by banging metal against
>metal (even nalgene against nalgene has worked for me), 
>thereby saving yourself and your improperly, but lightly stored food.
>
>Steve
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