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Bears

From: Mountain Scorpia (mountainscorpia@hotmail.com) | Date: 2001-07-12 09:32:25 UTC-04:00

Are bears more likely to "investigate" a Rubbermaid box that previously held
food than one fresh off the shelf?

Lucy
P0F5
Burnsville NC
DeLand FL

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Re: [LbNA] Bears

From: Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | Date: 2001-07-12 10:16:17 UTC-04:00
I would say   YES....  Stick with the new boxes. We have one in Northern Va that has been torn up chewed up, twice and that was with a new box. I am guessing raccoon......
Jay c.
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Subject: [LbNA] Bears


Are bears more likely to "investigate" a Rubbermaid box that previously held
food than one fresh off the shelf?

Lucy
P0F5
Burnsville NC
DeLand FL

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Re: Bears

From: Eoghan (eoghan@sharawadgi.com) | Date: 2001-07-12 14:55:40 UTC-05:00

>read Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods." Yes it is a
>little comical, you find yourself laughing most of the
>time, but he deals handily with the subject of bears,

I'll second the recommendation on Bryson's book. A VERY humorous read.
The image of him in his tent with his little pen knife still makes me laugh
(but not half as much as his partner's antics)

>carry my spray, it's all those hefalumps and woozles we have in the
>woods down here ;-)

Not to mention all the Schnozewangers, Wangdoodles and Vermicious K'nids!
or the Lions, and Tigers... oh my!