Elaine Harmon wrote: > > Hi- aren't there bear repellents one could put on the outside of food > bags, etc? I guess there must not be, but why not - bears too smart? e > I read of a guy hanging his stinking socks with the fresh caribo meat, hoping the smell would keep the bears away. However, during the night they could tell that the bears had gotten into the meat anyway. Then he got to worrying that the bear might think that the smell from his feet meant food! :>) BTW: shooting pepper spray around camp is a no-no. Tests have show that it only attracts them. James *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 17 1999 - 12:46:11 PDT
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