From: Doug Kemp (vetpharm@arches.uga.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 06:41:14 CST
> >underweight bears that went into hibernation this fall. If this winter is as
> >severe as some expect, some of the "bear problem" may not survive.
Or they wake up hungrier and more desparate than ever.....
The bottom line on smellables for me is that there is no bottom line. If there's a
even remote chance of anything attracting large critters, it isn't going to be
anywhere near my tent.
Seems that wondering where to draw the line is like wondering how long you should
walk down the middle of a freeway or how many lit matches we should throw into the
grass on the side of the trail. We avoid these behaviors because we have seen what
can happen. Why is it difficult to accept that anything that smells like food to a
large and hungry animal is going to seem worth pursuing to that animal? And it is
really significant if sometimes we do more than is needed?
Philmont is a beautiful place with loads of opportunities to have a great
experience. Why risk ruining it by second guessing what a bear might find
interesting? It is not *that* difficult to practice bear aware techniques.
YiS
Doug
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