Keeping human food away from bears worked. Keeping food away from bears has also saved our bumbling, adorable fuzzballs from being put down. This is important not just because they’re …

Apr 2, 2024 · Bear encounters increase when bears get a taste of human food, endangering both humans and bears. In our online course about Ursacks, we present important research that …

Aug 19, 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 …

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 …

Apr 11, 2022 · the only bears I’ve seen ran away as soon as they saw me. a device could probably make a louder noise for a longer period of time than you could yell. You could make …

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 …

Dec 28, 2012 · Bears approach people often. I've had grizzlies (and black bears) run at me many times. Virtually always it was because they didn't know what I was and were curious or they …

Jan 6, 2008 · With bears, noise and proper campsite / foodhandling seems to be key…. all is is a hail mary. And bear spray is fairly effective as last resort. Plus, tasers are fun to use on your …

Mar 16, 2016 · Raccoons yes, no bears. I know they are out there because I see scat and here reports of sightings. OK has a bear season and it fills up fast. i typically bear bag using the …

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, …