[pct-l] Fw: wild animal deterrent

["Hurricane Helen" <hhloth@neworld.net>]

Subject: Re: wild animal deterrent


At Birgitte's request I am forwarding her reply to my question since she has
deleted the original.

Birgitte said:
>   Somebody was pulling your leg.
>    If bears were prey animal (which they're not) they might be made
>skittish by the scent of a prey animal in the vicinity... Anyway, altho
>there's ammonia in all urine (prey animal and predator alike), the
>chemical component that would say "watch out! I'm a cougar" isn't
>ammonia...
>    There're all kinds of varients on the theme: one of the great old
>cowboy "remedies" is to sleep inside the loop of a househair lariat to
>keep rattlesnakes from cosying up to you on cold nights...
>     The only proven way to dissuade bears from your food is 1) to stand
>between the bear and your food and prevent them from reaching it or 2)
>put it someplace (bear canister/box or remote-enough in a tree) that the
>bear realizes he has no chance of getting it and goes someplace else.
>      No lie...       bj
>
>
>It does sound like an old wives tale doesn't it.  I think you're
probably
>right about the ammonia part.  The guy was serious though - I think.
>You just never know for sure.
>Helen



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