Date:         Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:29:17 -0700
Reply-To:     alan sinclair <anadem@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         alan sinclair <anadem@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: bears burgling for food?
Comments: To: Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
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thanks! much appreciated

so the next question is where are the bears, or rather,
where aren't there bears?  is there a reasonable way
to know what places to avoid (was thinking of kirkwood
lake in the Sierras, don't know how tro find out if that's
bear country)

thanks again
alan

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 02:01:36 -0500, Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > In places that have bears, warning signs say not to keep any food in
> > the car, with photos of vehicles which have been "can-opened" by
> > bears.
> > How do list members handle this problem?  How do we keep bears out
> of
> > our '81 westie bedroom?  It wouldn't be fun to wake to a burgling
> > bear, nor to have a door pulled off.
>
> in all seriousness, clean the inside extremely well ... spraying a bit
> of chlorox or some equally smelly cleaner around the doors wouldn't
> hurt. then keep NO food inside the van anywhere. not even M&Ms or
> marshmellows. bears have an extremely good sense of smell, and
> unfortunately, almost everything smells like food to them. :(
>
> good luck!
> joel
>
>