- Report bear sightings
and problems to the nearest Ranger Station.
- Store anything
with an odor or the appearance of potential food in an approved
bear-resistant canister or pannier. These portable containers
are the easiest and most effective method to protect food and wild
bears when packed efficiently).
All other techniques (like the counter-balance method) are only delay
tactics that bears eventually learn to defeat. The counter-balance
method of storing food in trees can sometimes be effective but ONLY
IF DONE PROPERLY with the recommended distances to the ground, branch,
trunk, etc. Remember that garbage, soap, toothpaste, sunscreen, lip
balm, etc. have the odor or appearance of food.
- Never leave
these items unattended (night or day) in camp or on the trail unless
properly stored.
- Leave empty
packs on the ground with all pockets and flaps open to minimize damage
if investigated by a bear looking for food.
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