I've heard reports of individuals mis-understanding the meaning of the term "bear repellant" and before venturing off into the woods, they applied the repellant liberally to their body--- until they noticed they could no longer breathe. brad >From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu> >To: David Seng <David_at_wainet.com> >CC: "'sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org'" <sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org>, p >w <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> >Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Bears >Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:54:48 -0400 (EDT) > >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 > >Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Brad Laesch wrote: > I've heard reports of individuals mis-understanding the meaning of the term > "bear repellant" and before venturing off into the woods, they applied the > repellant liberally to their body--- until they noticed they could no longer > breathe. So there is supposed to be one - or did they think pepper spray was a repellent? The best thing I could think of as a repellent was whatever gives decaying flesh its nauseating aroma. I suspect that is repellent to any creature but a scavenger, since it would be unhealthy for anyone else, and there should be a selective advantage in being repelled by it. Has anyone heard of attempts to use this? e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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