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 …

Nov 11, 2009 · Those times when I have had a bear visit camp at night, I have just started yelling and waving a flashlight around. Of course these have always been black bears. Every time, …

Sep 6, 2024 · Law enforcement in Alaska leans away from 9 mm and towards .40 or 10mm or .45 in their pistols, not for bears, but because winter clothing (on humans) absorbs quite a bit of …

Jun 11, 2024 · The forest hiking is generally easy with a sparse understory of devils club, salmonberry and thick sphagnum moss, and is crisscrossed with countless game trails …

Oct 28, 2008 · In 1951, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reported that only 40-50 bears remained in the state. Between 1958 and 1968 approximately 254 bears were introduced to …

I have a video of a bear eating 5 gallons of popcorn within 20 minutes. If you have multiple bears hitting a bait 55 gallons won't last long. I use filler bait along with popcorn such as cookies, …

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 …

Feb 22, 2009 · The bagels that do get eaten are probably infused with the smells of other foods the bears like. Second, in the spring the bears just woke up from months of hibernation and …

Nov 4, 2018 · Bears remember what day is trash pickup day and make the rounds hitting the cans that provided a payout before and checking others just in case. A bear was killed three houses …

Oct 11, 2005 · Kevin: I assumed the editorial was talking about Grizzlies. William: I haven’t looked for the news myself, but I heard through the grapevine that there was a lethal black bear attack …