Git'n Et by a Bar -- a study on how not to...
Kevin Kelly has a
wonderful list of Cool Tools which I post about every so often. His latest one looks like it might be good for hikers and backpackers:
Backcountry Bear Basics
Bears are back in the woods. There's lots of folklore about what to do around them. Most of it wrong. Here, in a small book, is the latest straight dope about what you should do if you meet one -- and how not to meet one.
This book is
available from Amazon for eight bucks. Here is an excerpt:
There are three key behaviors you need to be aware of:
1. The bear that approaches is usually in command of the situation.
2. The subordinate bear does not end an engagement with a dominant bear; the dominant bear is the first to leave.
3. Merely standing still has signal value; standing still will often alter the ongoing behavior of an approaching bear.
Other excerpts at Kevin's site -- looks like a book to add to our library...
Posted by DaveH at May 3, 2005 10:43 PM
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