Re: [Philmont]: Wildlife Proof Food Container (Bear can)

Bears in Yellowstone and Yosemite and pop open a car door in less than 30
seconds. The jump on the roof and spread the space between the roof and
door. Then hop off an pry the door open. Bears in Yosemite learned it
first and the next tourist season the bears in Yellowstone started doing it.
They have no idea how they learned it, or taught it to bears 1000 miles
away. At Yosemite, everything is kept in cargo containers at night now.

James H. Moss
PO Box 16743
Golden, CO 80402-6012

303-807-2275
JHMoss@Earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "R Fisher" <ghotier@texas.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Wildlife Proof Food Container (Bear can)

> "Donald S. Roberts" wrote:
>
> > It is my belief that the reason the NPS has gone to requiring them is
that
> > many people in the back country don't do bear bags properly, they tie
them
> > off to a tree rather than counterbalance, or they don't put them high
> > enough. Another factor in the Sierras is you will often camp well above
the
> > tree line, and it may be rather problematic to hang a bag.
>
> Another reason is that the bears have become very acclimated to bear bags
and
> what they represent (i.e. Goodies) These same bears - or at least close
kin -
> have also figured out how to bounce a car and get the goodies out of the
trunk.
> If they ever learn the secret of a screwdriver, well, things will
certainly get
> interesting.
>
> Fortunately, Phil-bears still haven't figured this out, at least for now,
and
> get hassled enough that the risk isn't worth the reward. I do find it
> interesting though that some of the more frequent locations for bear
sightings
> are the camps with chuck wagon dinners and near commissaries. Go figure.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
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