[pct-l] Mike's bear experiment

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

good experiment, I'm glad you rookies were only out there for a couple days
hahahahaha j/k.

FYI, when a bear gives a bear can attention, it sniffs it, knocks it over,
and moves on out of your camp.

s.c.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Saenz" <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
To: "Steve Courtway" <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>;
<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:23 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Mike's bear experiment


> I figured that if a bear found both the can and the hung bag near each
> other, we'd see which one got the most attention.
>
> Not exactly "The Scientific Method", but it would have ("would have"
> being the key words here) vindicated my insistence that we carry a bear
> can.
>