Re: [pct-l] Re: re: wild animal deterrent

[Owen Kittredge <owenk@quiknet.com>]

Years ago my mother would wipe down the car door jams and the  camp ground table
with ammonia.  Did it work I do not know but we were only visited by a bear in
1962 when we first camped in Sequioa after ariving in CA from Maine.



Hurricane Helen wrote:

> Somebody mentioned using mountain lion pee (AKA as ammonia) around food rope
> to dissuade bears.  Were they pulling my leg or has someone else used this?
> Helen
>
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