Backcountry Bear Basics: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Unpleasant Encounters
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
089886500X
ISBN 13
9780898865004
Category
Wilderness Skills
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Publication Year
1997
Publisher
Pages
109
Description
Bear expert Dave Smith gives you the basics -- like how to choose a good campsite and properly store your food so that you don't have to worry whether that pepper spray you brought will work on the bear that wanders into camp. He debunks commonly held myths about people and bears. For instance, menstruating women don't have to stay out of bear country, he says. And no, don't roll up in a ball when faced with a charging bear. So much of conventional wisdom about bears is often just plain bad advice; Smith tells you what you should do instead and why. He also reviews specific outdoor activities -- from fishing to mountain biking to hiking with young children to trail running -- assessing the likelihood of bear encounters and suggesting tactics for coping in different settings and situations.
Number of Copies
1
