store all used tampons with your food cache. at least 10' off ground and 4' from tree trunk. unscented feminine products only. illegal in Yellowstone: elk-bugle calls. illegal in Yellowstone backcountry: firearms. it is only too easy to become dominated by the view finder....(and as I saw in the B&B binoculars, grizzlies move FAST!) bears don't just attack. they also eat humans. we should quite honestly respect that. it can turn into a real family dinner...cubs, other bears, coyotes, ravens... omg. don't don't don't approach the bears. play dead. protect your head and neck with your arms and hands. they'll rip you open like a shark and you'll bleed out. I like to believe in Bigfoot but am willing to concede that a massive grizzly standing on 2 hind legs would make you think you'd seen Bigfoot.🐻 singing a song about Davy Crockett met a bear and got a great big hug. in the dark. with a flashlight. on the way to your unpermitted campsite. oh boy. we don't want to camp with tourists, man. what a downer. " if I die on the mountain, 🏞️ leave me there. it was meant to be.". so the bear can eat all of you and then scat you all over the park? guess it's cheaper than a funeral. "a new super strain of grizzly". and man is the weakest prey in the forest. oh, Martha. your tragic story is why we only stayed in cabins with bathrooms. is the sound of me fighting for every breath enough to warn a bear I'm approaching? I don't have enough breath to talk or whistle or coordination to clap. guess I need bear bells. would a dog whistle work? oh right. no breath to spare🙄 to become prey is to become an animal hunted or killed for food. bears are unpredictable. they attack. sometimes they consume their human prey. rangers try to figure out what (if anything) caused attack. does bear need euthanized? if we ever get back to Yellowstone, check out the grizzly and wolf discovery center. firearms not allowed in Yellowstone backcountry. don't drink stream or lake water. boil at least 15-20 minutes. mauled by 2 different grizzlies in 2 different national parks...wow. bears don't give you much of a chance to use the bear spray... biting your head and arms and hands. I guess you better see them first. I keep thinking of all these little kids on the hikes we took...seems like such a chance. but probably same odds of being in a car wreck or abducted from a playground or dying in a house fire. are we ever really safe?
Blindsided: Surviving a Grizzly Attack and Still Loving the Great Bear by Jim Cole.
Grizzlies in the Mist by Chuck Neal
"After the Attack" on Animal Planet
Grizzly Man film on amazonprime
"the trail was not difficult". for YOU, maybe. bears might be attracted to bright colors. curl up in defensive position with hands covering head knees tucked into stomachs. your safety cannot be guaranteed in bear country. when hiking periodically yell "Hey Bear!" you. can't. outrun. a. bear. you do not want to look like a slow elk calf. stand your ground. be ready to spray. if bear makes contact, play dead. don't fight back. bear spray is not a substitute for common sense. keep it accessible. check the expiration date. use it like you mean it. and YELL!
