male bears will always run away - mama bears will never run away On Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:13:09 AM UTC-5, Mike wrote: > > Good to know. I do most of my camping in the Mt Hood NF and while there > are bears around I never really take any precautions other than not having > food in my tent. I think they're pretty shy and I've never seen any notices > at any of the campsites. I did see a bear last year. It ran across the road > when I was riding Larch Mtn with Andy. Really, I'm generally more worried > about raccoons or chipmunks getting into my food. > > --mike > > > On Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:23:43 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Black bears, yes. We had one tear apart our garage door last week to get >> trash in the bin inside (we forgot the trash guy comes a day later with a >> holiday). >> >> At least up the hill they are very shy of people. I see them on the edge >> of the woods usually and they run the other way. I've come upon them >> (nearly bumping into the rear of one) running barefoot. I'm silent and they >> just don't hear me. He looked back at me and casually ambled off. I have a >> "bear bag" made of kevlar that I tie to a tree for my food. Though this >> round I ended up fasting for a bit over 72 hours (though I had food) simply >> because I wasn't hungry. That was with 15 hours of hiking/biking/running. >> Here's a link to the sack: http://www.ursack.com >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Thursday, September 12, 2013 8:05:21 AM UTC-6, Mike wrote: >>> >>> Wow, that's beautiful country. Seems like a great time, solo in the >>> woods for 2 nights. Glad to know the Sackville bags work well in the rain. >>> I'm still contemplating the panniers but have yet to pull the trigger. >>> >>> I'm curious, are there bears in that neck of the woods? What do you do >>> with your food? >>> >>> Thanks for posting the pictures. >>> >>> --mike >>> >>
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