I just wanted to open up a thread for shared advice and tips about our friends, the bears. Yes, they are everywhere. Sure, they want your food. However, there are ways to keep relations with 'em at a safe level which can be damn important if you plan on living in the same area for a bit. This posting is inspired by recent advice, quite novel, from a Montanan Hunter. One way to discourage bears from pulling up a chair to the elk kill dinner table he uses is pissing on a piece of fabric and laying it over the pieces you can't immediately move. It works for him 9 times out of 10. I adapted this by marking the area all around a tree I was sleeping in for a bit in a heavy 'bearea'. Worked like a charm.
Also, it helps to know what 'chucking' sounds like. A good way of knowing you're on the path to a mauling.
Also, it helps to know what 'chucking' sounds like. A good way of knowing you're on the path to a mauling.