[pct-l] Bear Canister thoughts and deterrence

[dude@xxxxxxxxxxx (dude)]

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I did the same thing when camping in "bear alley" in Yosemite along
the JMT is 98.  There was bear scat all over the place and it was
dark and we had to stop at cathedral lakes to camp, which is where
every overnight "back-packer" in the park camps (hence the bears).

We peed near our tent and also purposely peed on top of the bear scat
that was nearby (there was litterally droppings everywhere).  I
hadn't read about doing this or anything to deter bears, but dogs pee
and poop on top of other spots that other dogs has used in order to
mark their territory and tell the other dog that "this place is mine,
keep out!"  I figured it couldn't hurt.

sure enough, we heard people banging pots and yelling all night
long.  the bear walked by our tent and stopped for about 1-2 minutes
to check things out.  something made him not want to stick around and
bother us like he was bothering other people in the area.  not sure
what it was, we were also sleeping with our food, so i guess he
figured that there were easier targets elsewhere.

peace!
dude


> This post reminds me of the seemingly lost art of peeing around
> your tent to deter bears.  Anyone who has had a diaper pail in
> their house understands the connection.  We used this technique as
> one more weapon in our arsenal of bear deterrence strategies when
> we stealth camped the JMT in 96 and we had no bear visits in our
> camp that year. Marion Davison "llamalady"
>
> Jeff Bohannon wrote:
>
>> Made me think about the clerk at Kennedy Meadows telling me about
>> them spraying ammonia all around the outside of the store to keep
>> bears away after the 2000 fire.Apparently it really messes with a
>> bears sense of smell.
>>
>> Would there be anything wrong with carrying say a 1 oz. spray
>> bottle and using a small amount on bear bag or canister as a
>> deterrence? It is a naturally occuring substance.
>>
>> rogue
>>
>>> I've never heard of a bear going after Listerine! Especially if
>>> you use that
>>> gross yellow kind.
>>>
>> pct-l
>>
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