DAAAAA Bears -- Official Chicago Bears Team Thread - Pro …
Dec 28, 2024 · Bears are about 8th from the bottom and play in the toughest division. (Plus losing some very close games) Basically I think your assessments are pretty far off the comment about Williams in particular is pretty off-base. Bears have a ton of picks and are in good shape for cap, they need some line help.
The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor ...
Dec 8, 2024 · Have a fire at night? Bears know that humans with food have fires. It’s hard to imagine that at close range, a bear won’t be able to pick up the scent of a food bag. Maybe these bags make odors invisible to bears and they wander off flummoxed at finding humans out in the woods with no food…again, until you start cooking. I use a Bearikade.
Warding Off Bears - Backpacking Light
Mar 19, 2009 · Black bears in California can usually be treated like troublesome dogs but with food-stealing skills even Yogi and Boo-Boo would envy. In Canada they apparently are more of a personal threat but less wily when it comes to stealing food. I'm amazed if AT bears can be fooled by a single-bag food hang.
Protecting Your Food From Bears (Members Q&A)
Todd, black bears in southeast US don’t hibernate unless its really cold for some time. Past many years bears have been Very Active on the AT all year, much due to increase of novice hikers. From direct conversation with 2 brothers, and a recent thru-hiker article on The Trek, southeastern bears can defeat tree limb hangs.
Bear and Food Storage Policy in the National Parks
Keeping human food away from bears worked. Keeping food away from bears has also saved our bumbling, adorable fuzzballs from being put down. This is important not just because they’re cute, but because since 1975, grizzly bears have been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. A fed bear is a dead bear: Feeding a wild ...
Anyone use a horn for bears? - Backpacking Light
Sep 17, 2006 · I recently read the book The Essential Grizzly: The mingled fates of men and bears. Very current and a great read from Doug’s fascinating story-like accounts of “the days in a life” take on 3 different bears that exist in the lower 48 to his wife’s broader scope look at how men and bears are co-existing.
a Tasar Gun for Black Bear Protection? - Backpacking Light
Jan 6, 2008 · With bears, noise and proper campsite / foodhandling seems to be key…. all is is a hail mary. And bear spray is fairly effective as last resort. Plus, tasers are fun to use on your partner when bored on graveyards and people are getting tired…. peps them right up!
Bears: What to do with the clothes you cook in
May 9, 2009 · One big factor is if the local bears are habituated to the people/food equation. If they are, more precautions make sense. I think it's important to remember that an average of about 1 person a year is killed by bears, and close to 20,000 people a year are murdered and over 40,000 killed on the roads. Bears DO commonly destroy gear and raid food.
Soybeans attractive to bears? - Bowsite.com
I live in eastern NC. Soybeans are a main food source. Corn,peanuts and wheat also heavily utilized. The only farm product that they don't eat is cotton. Alligator NWR near the Outer Banks has become a tourist attraction for the number of bears that can be seen in the corn and bean fields on a ride through almost any time of day.
Nunatak Gear Bears Ears 50 Backpack Review - Backpacking Light
Jun 25, 2021 · The Nunatak Bears Ears 50 seems like a unique and versatile pack. It combines a rich feature set, thoughtful design, and bulky-item carrying capacity (complete with floating hipbelt) with a 35-pound (16 kg) load capacity and minimalist removable foam back panel.