Yep GA bears are nailing food bags

[leaftye]

Sounds like a prime opportunity to get free hiker food.

[Spokes]

That bear was stealing food bags (even when hung) in the same area when I thru hiked way back in 2009.

[Lone Wolf]

I had more faith in people hiking the AT with experience of hanging there food. Cant wait to get out there and help people out!

i've only done 5 thru-hikes and 6000 other miles of sections. always slept with my food in the tent. i need help.

[rocketsocks]

i've only done 5 thru-hikes and 6000 other miles of sections. always slept with my food in the tent. i need help.

Clearly,the bears don't even want what's on "your" menu.....Now drop and do another thru-hike.

[rocketsocks]

Clearly,the bears don't even want what's on "your" menu.....Now drop and do another thru-hike.

Maybe carry some pop-tarts sometime.

[Blissful]

Link to the Facebook page? Need more info, not another bear canister thread.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rainh...7586481?ref=ts

[Blissful]

i've only done 5 thru-hikes and 6000 other miles of sections. always slept with my food in the tent. i need help.

LW the bears were nicer back then...they let you do what you want.

They are nasty now....



Though didn't someone report here (or somewhere) that the guys who hung their food got nailed but he slept with his and was fine?

[Sarcasm the elf]

Not being familiar with the Georgia section of trail, I have to ask:

Have they thought about installing steel bear boxes at the shelters and popular camp sites in this area? I've sectioned NJ, NY, CT and MA so far, and most official sites have some sort of steel box or vault to store your food, it seems to solve this issue rather effectively. Is there a reason that this hasn't been tried, or for that matter, has it been tried in the past?

[Lone Wolf]

Not being familiar with the Georgia section of trail, I have to ask:

Have they thought about installing steel bear boxes at the shelters and popular camp sites in this area?

problem solved....

[Jack Tarlin]

There are no plans at present to install bear boxes here; I suspect there is no money to pay for this, tho I think it's a good idea. As Max Patch and others have pointed out, when it comes to bears, when one knows that a particular area has a known or proven problem when it comes to overnighting, the answer is simple.......don't overnight there. This is not rocketry or anything difficult, people, it's sorta straightforward for anyone with something resembling a brain.

[moongoddess]

That's what it's going to take - no camping away from designated camp sites allowed, and hikers required to store all food in the supplied steel bear boxes at each site. Bears can learn to defeat just about any bear hang given enough motivation and practice, and too many people won't carry canisters even if they're officially required to do so.

[Not Sunshine]

The next move by the Forest Service will be to just close that section to ALL camping.

Why don't they just install bear cables like they do in the smokies??

[tucker0104]

I will hide it under my butt.

[Big Dawg]

I love snuggling w/ my food at night. Any critter/animal that gets a whiff of my stinky ass, and hears my loud rumbling snorrrrr must turn around and high-tail it the other way, cause I ain't never had a problem. Plus, sometimes I like a midnight snack!!

[stranger]

Pretty sure the law in this short section is the way to go.

If the bears have lost their fear of humans then
1. don't camp there
or
2. be prepared for bears that have no fears of humans

bear bagging and putting your food in the tent are solutions for bears that are afraid of people. Not these things.

Throw a firecracker near a bear and it will become afraid of humans, trust me

[stranger]

Seriously tho... Reroute Blood Mountain???
the locals disagree with you as neels gap to blood mtn is easily the most hiked section of the trail in georgia.
The irony is you don't live here... You don't hike here on a weekly basis... You just run ur mouth, opps, view... I don't even know MaxPatch, but that is spot on... Its a 5 mile section people... Even if they close it, like they have before, its 10 miles thru... 2 years in a row you have been able to harvest 2 bears during hunting season... Maybe the prob is not with the 1 in 10 that can't hang a bear bag, its with the 1 in 10 bad hunters... You get that "Elf" ...

FWIW... I can walk out my door, up the ridge and be on Blood Mountain in 20 minutes... seen lotsa bears... Still got my Z-Pack and all my grub... Just sayin'...

Ummm...really? Are you offended that I suggested a re-route?

You are right, I don't live there - I don't live in most places but I can still have an opinion if I've been there.

And of course this is the most travelled section of trail in GA, hence there is a bear problem. Do you like to state the glaring obvious?

[jeffmeh]

Out of curiosity, is there any documented case where a bear really defeated a proper PCT style hang?

[ScottP]

Out of curiosity, is there any documented case where a bear really defeated a proper PCT style hang?

Yeah. They learn to shake the ropes.

[jeffmeh]

Yeah. They learn to shake the ropes.

Please point me to a documented case. Shaking the rope would not seem to defeat a proper hang.

[nufsaid]

required only on a 5 mile section and only if you plan on camping there overnight. Just don't camp in that section.

bingo!!!!!