How To Avoid Bear Attacks Alaska_ Safety in Bear Country Hiking Hunting Camping Fishing

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Channel: AlaskaGranny · 2014 · People & Blogs

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How to avoid bear attacks, protect yourself from bears, stay safe in bear country  Bear Spray  http://amzn.to/2f8Uwn0  If you are hiking, camping, hunting, in bear country, learn how to tell if bears are nearby, how to tell young bears from old bears, and what to do to keep yourself safe if you encounter a bear.  Never get between a bear and its young.  Make noise on the trail by singing or talking,  never leave food out at camp, cook 100 feet away from your tent.  Realize that a young bear is more dangerous than an old bear.  Never approach a bear or try to attract one.  Bear safety is serious business if you live or visit bear country.  How to stay safe in bear country?  Keep your trash indoors until pick up time.  Keep pet food indoors.  Take down your bird feeders until the bears go back into hibernation.  Never get between a mama and her cubs.  Make noise in the out of doors.  Be bear aware at all times.  Enjoy bears, but use bear safety skills.
 Look for posted signs about recent bear activity. Watch ahead for bears or for tracks on the trail. Don't surprise bears, and never approach a bear.  Make plenty of noise when hiking,  groups are safer than hiking alone.  Never leave food out when not in use.  Do not camp near a wildlife trail or salmon stream.  Do not cook near your camp, cook smelly foods, sleep in clothes with food odors, or bring any food or lotions into your tent. Never leave food out when not in use.  Store food, pots, lotions, clothes with food odors, and trash away from camp.  If there are trees, cache your food out of a bear's reach.   Be bear aware at all times.  Enjoy bears, but use bear safety skills.

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