Dehydrated Food Packages

[tha]

In my never ending quest to ask the dumbest question possible, I have a new candidate:

Is dehydrated food intact in its original packaging likely to be devoured by bears? I used to know the answer to this but cannot remember. :rolleyes: Hoping to leave on NOBO thru-hike in March, ankle rehab permitting, and I am a big fan of Mountain Home, but I don't have much time in bear country.

Thanks for any help.

tha

[Earl Grey]

Yes it can be because they can smell it through that packaging or really any packaging for that matter.

[Jimmers]

But not quite true. What they smell is the food residue on the package from when it was processed. Same end result though if a bear gets a whiff of something interesting. Always safer to bear bag. Have fun!
:sun

[sarbar]

Any animal can smell it: cats, dogs, squirrells, chipmunks, racoons. And mice ;)
I am of the belief that bears are nothing compared to the little animals ;)

[tha]

Thank you all for your great replies.

tha