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Re: [OM] Winter Alaska

Subject: Re: [OM] Winter Alaska
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 12:50:40 -0800
> From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Nathan wrote:
>> And how do you deal with the polar bears wandering in the streets?
> 
> No polar bears around here. Other types, but not those… pepper spray usually 
> slows them down

Yea, in the backcountry, it’s good to wear bells and carry pepper spray.

It’s also useful to know what bears are around. You can tell from their scat.

Black bear scat is smaller, and typically has lots of berry seeds in it.

Grizzly bear scat smells of pepper spray, and has little bells in it.

:::: It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. -- 
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:::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op <http://www.ecoreality.org/> ::::

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