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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1063078" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I spent a lot of time in bear country in CO and NM including back when CO admitted to having Grizzlies.</p><p></p><p>Keep anything that smells of food at least thirty yards from camp and off the ground in a bear bag when you are not in camp. Put it back up when you are done for the night and keep your dishes clean and garbage policed.</p><p></p><p>Don't return alone in the dark to pack out a kill as you may well find a hairy visitor already "helping" or show up to help while you're working and preoccupied.</p><p></p><p>Always have good situational awareness ESPECIALLY if you are alone and in the dark.</p><p></p><p>If bear wants your fish, let him have them and back away slowly and carefully.</p><p></p><p>Always remember that spring bears can be particularly aggressive due to hormones and empty bellies.</p><p></p><p>Never get between a sow and her cubs.</p><p></p><p>That'll eliminate 95% or so of situations where a bear encounter could go bad.</p><p></p><p>Philmont Scout Ranch has/had more bear problems than probably any place in either state and I made the Trek twice as a scout and worked two summers there as camp staff so all of the above were really drilled into my head young. One of the biggest problems there of course was that the bears had become quite accustomed to people, so too with the cougars.</p><p></p><p>Those rules worked well and considering the number of people through there every year the number of bad encounters was really small.</p><p></p><p>The scariest thing about bears to me is just the fact it's been so long since I spent much time around them and I'm not nearly as fast as I was back then!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1063078, member: 30902"] I spent a lot of time in bear country in CO and NM including back when CO admitted to having Grizzlies. Keep anything that smells of food at least thirty yards from camp and off the ground in a bear bag when you are not in camp. Put it back up when you are done for the night and keep your dishes clean and garbage policed. Don't return alone in the dark to pack out a kill as you may well find a hairy visitor already "helping" or show up to help while you're working and preoccupied. Always have good situational awareness ESPECIALLY if you are alone and in the dark. If bear wants your fish, let him have them and back away slowly and carefully. Always remember that spring bears can be particularly aggressive due to hormones and empty bellies. Never get between a sow and her cubs. That'll eliminate 95% or so of situations where a bear encounter could go bad. Philmont Scout Ranch has/had more bear problems than probably any place in either state and I made the Trek twice as a scout and worked two summers there as camp staff so all of the above were really drilled into my head young. One of the biggest problems there of course was that the bears had become quite accustomed to people, so too with the cougars. Those rules worked well and considering the number of people through there every year the number of bad encounters was really small. The scariest thing about bears to me is just the fact it's been so long since I spent much time around them and I'm not nearly as fast as I was back then!:D [/QUOTE]
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