Dan Mitchell caught a mama and her cubs in the act of being bears. It seemed to me that “mom” was perhaps showing the cubs how to climb trees. She would edge them over to a tree and then they…
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Calipidder’s concise guide to bear canisters
by tom • May 3, 2009 • 0 Comments
If you’re heading up to bear country this summer, you’ll want to read this. Rebecca, being a tester for Backpackgeartest.org, has tried ’em all: Bear Vault, Bearikade, Ursack, etc. I own a Bear Vault Solo, which, as Rebecca notes, has…
Why wildlife need to fear us
by tmangan • October 31, 2005 • 2 Comments
Happened across this fascinating article about predatory bears at backpackinglight.com. It talks about how bears are losing their fear of humans and that camping with “bear proof” containers could be counterproductive. California wilderness parks make for good case studies of…