Good points Roger. I am not expert by far but it is my understanding that Food or threat are usually the motivations behind bear attacks. The person camping in bear territory should still be on their toes and cautious for sure but keeping food and garbage locked away and not taking actions that threaten the bear or their young a certain deterrents. Again they are wild animals and will do as they please but everything I have read is inline with what Roger was saying. We spent a few nights camping in Northern MI a few years back. We knew there were bear in the area but were sure to keep everything picked up and no food out. About the third day a close by cabin dweller came to our site and said he has seen a few bear the night before. He just wanted to let us know and caution us to keep things tidy. Still those pictures are pretty scary. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus |
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