Harmless
08-24-2015, 13:59
I'm going to trek from Amicalola to Tesnatee in mid-September. I have a history with bears (http://kleinfelter.com/content/my-bear-story). In my experience, bears are more fearless with a solo hiker than with a group. I'll be camping mid-week in September, so I may be the only person at the site.
I'm definitely using a bear canister and I'll probably hang my pack, just in case they recognize a pack as a food source in the absence of smell.
I know this section of the trail has frequent bear encounters. I can deal with persistent bears. I can't deal with aggressive bears. (They can rattle the hanging pole all night long. I just don't want them joining me in my tent/shelter.)
If I use the bear poles at shelters and I do a proper PCT hang (4-inch branch diameter, pack 10+ feet up, no dive-bomb from above branches, no adjacent branches), what can I expect from bears on this section? Any recent reports of bears in shelters/tents along this section?
I'm definitely using a bear canister and I'll probably hang my pack, just in case they recognize a pack as a food source in the absence of smell.
I know this section of the trail has frequent bear encounters. I can deal with persistent bears. I can't deal with aggressive bears. (They can rattle the hanging pole all night long. I just don't want them joining me in my tent/shelter.)
If I use the bear poles at shelters and I do a proper PCT hang (4-inch branch diameter, pack 10+ feet up, no dive-bomb from above branches, no adjacent branches), what can I expect from bears on this section? Any recent reports of bears in shelters/tents along this section?