{"id":5529,"date":"2018-09-19T06:57:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T06:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=5529"},"modified":"2018-09-19T06:57:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T06:57:23","slug":"hiking-and-backpacking-in-bear-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/hiking-and-backpacking-in-bear-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking and Backpacking in Bear Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bears sure are a beauty to see in the wild, but that doesn&#8217;t mean I want to get close to one.\u00a0 When hiking and backpacking in bear country you need to be mindful.\u00a0 With a few precautions you should be able to keep black bears and grizzlies at an appropriate distance.\u00a0 If you do happen to encounter a bear you need to know how to survive an\u00a0 encounter.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Hiking In Bear Country<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5532\" src=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hiking-in-Bear-Country.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hiking-in-Bear-Country.png 800w, https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hiking-in-Bear-Country-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hiking-in-Bear-Country-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most bears do their best to avoid people, but if you&#8217;re in the woods long enough you&#8217;ll eventually encounter one.\u00a0 Every time you go out into the woods you have a chance to run into a bear.\u00a0 Bears are naturally afraid of humans, but that doesn&#8217;t mean they won&#8217;t attack if provoked.<\/p>\n<p>As more and more people start invading bear territory they start to become a little bit more adventurous.\u00a0 Most bears see humans as walking feed bags, leaving a trail of leftover food.\u00a0 It&#8217;s no surprise that more and more people are encountering bears on the trail.<\/p>\n<h3>Planning Your Hike in Bear Country<\/h3>\n<p>Before you head out onto the trail you need to learn about all the bear related regulations.\u00a0 Parks that have large bear populations put laws into place to protect them. A lot of parks require bear canisters and at the very least you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/how-to-hang-a-bear-bag-the-easy-way\/\">learn how to hang a bear bag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most national parks that have a local grizzly bear population recommend carrying bear spray.\u00a0 The last time I was in Glacier national Park I brought a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Frontiersman-Spray-Holster-Access-Strength\/dp\/B002E6VAHK\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=sporting-goods&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1537330889&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=bear+spray&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=jdhute74-20&amp;linkId=bd63786ba80fefde4fe0d393fc6b782a&amp;language=en_US\">can of Frontiersman Bear Spray<\/a> and kept it on my hip.\u00a0A year later I went to Yosemite and found out bear spray wasn&#8217;t allowed with their local black bear population.\u00a0 Instead they recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coghlans-Bear-Bell-Magnetic-Silencer\/dp\/B000J4U5AW\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1537331139&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=bear+bell&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=jdhute74-20&amp;linkId=ab22827e55f66dc9d6e38d159cfb9a69&amp;language=en_US\">buying a bear bell<\/a>\u00a0to scare them off before the encounter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5530\" src=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bear-spray-and-bear-bell-e1537331312543.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>How To Avoid Bears While Hiking<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5535\" src=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/How-to-Avoid-Bears-While-Hiking-e1537332015669.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In areas with a lot of bears you never know when your going to have a chance encounter.\u00a0 You could do everything right and still walk up on a bear.\u00a0 That being said your main task while hiking through bear country is to simply avoid them.\u00a0 You never want to startle a bear, especially a mother with cubs.\u00a0 The following guide should help you avoid bears the next time you&#8217;re in the woods.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make Some Noise:<\/strong>\u00a0 By far the best way to avoid bears out in the field is just to make a little bit of noise.\u00a0 Talking, singing loudly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coghlans-Bear-Bell-Magnetic-Silencer\/dp\/B000J4U5AW\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=sporting-goods&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1537332349&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=bear+bell&amp;dpID=51l1cmrqlXL&amp;preST=_SY300_QL70_&amp;dpSrc=srch&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=jdhute74-20&amp;linkId=49504fbd08a4a837d351d2eb9bf51f16&amp;language=en_US\">carrying a bear bell<\/a> or simply clanking around with your trekking poles will do.\u00a0 Whatever you do don&#8217;t whistle or scream, because it might just sound like a wounded animal. The more noise you make the faster bears can get away from you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t Hike At Dawn and Dusk:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bears are most active in the early mornings and right before dark.\u00a0 As tempting as that 7am hike seems you&#8217;re going to be much more likely to encounter a bear.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hike in Large Groups:<\/strong>\u00a0 Unless you&#8217;re an experienced hiker I would highly recommend hiking in a large group.\u00a0 Large groups are much less likely to be attacked and often make enough noise to scare them off in the first place.\u00a0 Not only will you scare off most bears hiking in groups you&#8217;ll have a smaller chance of getting lost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carry Bear Spray:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bear spray should be your last resort out in the woods.\u00a0 Most sprays contain red pepper that will tear up a bears eyes.\u00a0 It&#8217;s designed to stop an attacking bear, but you&#8217;ll definitely get some blow back in your face.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll go through a whole can in under 10 seconds and then get the heck out of there.\u00a0 The key to bear spray is that you need to carry it directly in a holster on your hip.\u00a0 Bear spray works well 90 percent of the time, but it doesn&#8217;t do any good if you can&#8217;t get to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Keep Bears Out of Camp<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5537\" src=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hang-a-Bear-Bag-or-Bear-Canister-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hang-a-Bear-Bag-or-Bear-Canister-1.png 400w, https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hang-a-Bear-Bag-or-Bear-Canister-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hang-a-Bear-Bag-or-Bear-Canister-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a bear tastes human food it&#8217;s going to start hanging around camp becoming a problem.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not the bears fault, and unfortunately most of these bears are eventually killed.\u00a0 So for both your own safety and the bears keep the food away from them.<\/p>\n<p>Bear Canisters are an absolute necessity for Backpackers that camp below 10,000 feet.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re going out into the woods bring along some type of bear canister or bear bag, personally I like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BearVault-Resistant-Canister-Backpackers-BV450\/dp\/B001V9HENU\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=sporting-goods&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1537336164&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=bear+canister&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=jdhute74-20&amp;linkId=2522a48286993b7fbe8994fc018dd4e9&amp;language=en_US\">Bear Vault Canister<\/a>.\u00a0 Even with a bear canister a curious bruin might just slink into your camp to investigate dinner aromas.\u00a0 Protect your food stash(and yourself) by pitching camp like the picture listed above.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose a site with good visibility on all sides and use that for your kitchen.\u00a0 Centralize your dining odors and get out of there if you see a curious bear.<\/li>\n<li>Walk 100 yards away from your cooking sight and decide on a food storage area.\u00a0 Make sure you clean off all\u00a0 your pots and pans and stash all your dinner supplies here.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/how-to-hang-a-bear-bag-the-easy-way\/\">Check out my post on hanging bear bags.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Move 100 yards upwind of both locations and setup your main camp.\u00a0 Try to find flat ground with clear views of your kitchen and food storage area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Other Tips To Keep Bears Away<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t Leave Food Out Unattended:<\/strong>\u00a0 Frying some bacon on a unattended camp stove is a recipe for attracting bears.\u00a0 Try not to get side tracked and leave your food out for bears to investigate.\u00a0 Store your food safely in a bear canister\/bear bag away from your camp at night.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Properly Store Food:<\/strong>\u00a0 Store all of your food, snacks, empty food containers and clean cookware in your bear canister.\u00a0 Some people even store their cooking clothes and stove away from camp.\u00a0 The biggest problem a lot of campers face is bringing their personal hygiene products into camp.\u00a0 Bears are attracted to toothpaste, feminine products, sunscreen, bug spray and every little bit of trash.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep Track of Human Waste:<\/strong>\u00a0 It sounds disgusting, but follow leave no trace principles when disposing of human waste.\u00a0 Bears are attracted to human waste so make sure you go off to do your business.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep Cooking Odors Downwind:<\/strong>\u00a0 Setup your kitchen cooking area downwind of your camping area.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t want all those food odors wasping into your camp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Bear Danger Signs<\/h3>\n<p>Hiking where bears are present(they&#8217;re present in more than 40 states) always requires a few precautions.\u00a0 These three signals are going to require extra caution when camping in bear country.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Camping Signs:\u00a0 Keep an eye out for scratch marks in your fire pit, garbage at the site, or large piles of nearby poop.\u00a0 These are signs that bears have learned that they can associate campers with food.\u00a0 You can avoid problem bears by pitching your tent somewhere else.<\/li>\n<li>Forage:\u00a0 Towards the end of summer going into fall bears are going to be feeding on berries and nuts.\u00a0 Be especially loud when you come up near dense thickets.<\/li>\n<li>Scat:\u00a0 You can immediately tell when bears have been dining on meat.\u00a0 Look for runny, hairy droppings that smell horrible.\u00a0 If you see these signs it means there&#8217;s probably a carcass nearby which they&#8217;ll defend aggressively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Black Bears Vs Grizzly Bears<\/h3>\n<p>Even though most bears are afraid of humans they are highly unpredictable and dangerous.\u00a0 Even when taking all safety precautions you might still run into a bear.\u00a0 Always keep your distance and try to figure out what type of bear your dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>How you respond to a bear encounter will depend on which type of bear your dealing with.\u00a0 Most of the time it will be tough to tell the two bears apart, but eastern black bears tend to be dark black as opposed to brownish blond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Bears:<\/strong>\u00a0 Black bears live throughout almost every state in the United States, but you&#8217;ll most likely see them around mountainous regions.\u00a0 Look for the black bears straight rounded back that and straight raccoon like face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grizzly Bears:<\/strong>\u00a0 Grizzly are mostly found in the Canadian and Alaska region, but they&#8217;ve been moving down into the northern most states of Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Montana etc.\u00a0 You can tell a grizzly bear by its prominent shoulder Hump, concave face and rounded ears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5539\" src=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Black-Bear-Vs-Grizzly-Bear.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Black-Bear-Vs-Grizzly-Bear.png 800w, https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Black-Bear-Vs-Grizzly-Bear-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Black-Bear-Vs-Grizzly-Bear-768x288.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>What To do if You Encounter a Black Bear<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Whenever you see a black bear keep your distance and never approach him.\u00a0 If he doesn&#8217;t see you back slowly away.\u00a0 If the black bear starts walking towards you raise up your arms to look big and yell loudly.\u00a0 Make as much noise as you can banging pans and throwing objects at him.\u00a0 Most of the times they&#8217;ll quickly scurry off.\u00a0 If he doesn&#8217;t back off grab a stick to try and beat him back.<\/li>\n<li>If you see a bear in camp quickly lock up all your food in a bear canister.\u00a0 Never let the bear get your food, because he won&#8217;t leave.\u00a0 If he continues to come at you quickly drop the food and get the heck out of their.\u00a0 Most of the time he&#8217;s only interested in the easy meal and will leave you alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Handle a Black Bear Attack<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Never play dead with a black bear.\u00a0 Black bears only attack when they intend to kill.<\/li>\n<li>If the black bear comes to attack you hopefully you have some bear spray.\u00a0 Spray him directly in the face and get ready to fight.\u00a0 He&#8217;s treating you as prey so you&#8217;ll have to fight for your life.\u00a0 Smash the bear in the face and beat up his eyes and nose with rocks and sticks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dealing With Grizzly Bear Encounters<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re going to have to treat grizzly bears completely differently.\u00a0 Never stand up and try to yell at a grizzly bear.\u00a0 If he stands up on his back feet he&#8217;s seeing if you&#8217;re willing to fight him.\u00a0 Calmly talk to him and stay aware of your surroundings.\u00a0 Back up slowly without turning your back and try not to look like a threat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Handle a Grizzly Bear Attack<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>If a grizzly bear charges you with it&#8217;s head low get ready to spray your bear spray.\u00a0 When it reaches 30 feet away spray him low so it doesn&#8217;t go over his head (don&#8217;t spray to soon).<\/li>\n<li>If your spray doesn&#8217;t work and you get knocked over by the bear play dead.\u00a0 Cover your neck and try to keep your backpack between you and the bear.\u00a0 Use your elbows and legs to keep your stomach to the ground.\u00a0 If he flips you over roll back on 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