Cliff Jacobson gave an entertaining but somewhat frustrating presentation on "bear-proofing your camp" at Canoecopia this weekend.  He's a GREAT speaker, but he spent 90% of his time making 2 points: bears are smart and bears climb trees: these are two important premises to remember when bearproofing your camp, but I was hoping for a few more specific recommendations!  With only 5 minutes left he said, "I don't hang my food pack, I hide it; and I control the odor of my food..." Then the lights came up and the show was over  >:(  

He gave several book references:
Bear Attacks -- Their Causes and Avoidance (Herrero)
Bear Encounter Survival Guide (Shelton)
Expedition Canoeing (Jacobson)

Has anyone read these?  Do they contain the specifics that were missing at the lecture?  

We had a bear in our camp last year on Polly L...first time in 20 years.  It was actually kind of exciting, but it made me more curious to know what to do and what NOT to do.

prouboy