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I'm really really really scared for some reason of bears and wolves.. do they attack people? and what do you do if wildlife does attack you? finally what are some things you should take to yellowstone to prevent these things? please answer asap as i am going with my family tomorrow!!
Answer
There's no reason to worry about wolves. They'll leave you alone.
Bears will probably leave you alone. You can buy bear spray at many outdoor goods stores. It's basically really strong pepper spray and it's a good precautionary thing to have if you're hiking in the backcountry or camping.
To improve your chances of not having any trouble, don't approach them EVER, even if it's just a baby. Mom is hanging around somewhere nearby and mother bears are notoriously protective. NEVER feed a bear and follow safety precautions with packing food when hiking or camping. Don't keep any food in your tent or car. (If you must keep it in the car, keep it in the trunk - bears will sometimes break in windows to get food.) Use the bear lockers instead. Store toiletries and similar items in the same way, and dispose properly of used diapers, feminine products, food wrappers, and other odorous trash.
While hiking, keep up a conversation so you're less likely to surprise a bear. Surprised bears, especially mothers with cubs, are more likely to be dangerous bears. Also, hike in groups. Supposedly a group of more than five people has never been attacked by bears, but I don't know if kids count towards the quota or not.
If you do meet one, what you should do depends on whether it's a black bear or grizzly. Learn how to identify which is which: http://www.mountainnature.com/Wildlife/Bears/BearID.htm
With a grizzly you usually want to play dead, preferably lying on your stomach and protecting your head and neck with your arms. Black bears are more likely to make a predatory attack (as opposed to a surprised, defensive one) but are also more easily scared off, so fight back as hard as you can. Try not to let the bear get any food you might be carrying, because that might encourage it to attack others in the hopes of getting the yummy reward. "A fed bear is a dead bear."
http://www.yellowstoneparknet.com/travel_tips/bear_safety.php
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/bearenc.htm
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/backcountryhiking.htm
http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/b_spray.html
http://www.udap.com/safety.htm
http://www.mountainnature.com/Wildlife/Bears/BearEncounters.htm
http://www.bearsmart.com/backcountryManners/
There's no reason to worry about wolves. They'll leave you alone.
Bears will probably leave you alone. You can buy bear spray at many outdoor goods stores. It's basically really strong pepper spray and it's a good precautionary thing to have if you're hiking in the backcountry or camping.
To improve your chances of not having any trouble, don't approach them EVER, even if it's just a baby. Mom is hanging around somewhere nearby and mother bears are notoriously protective. NEVER feed a bear and follow safety precautions with packing food when hiking or camping. Don't keep any food in your tent or car. (If you must keep it in the car, keep it in the trunk - bears will sometimes break in windows to get food.) Use the bear lockers instead. Store toiletries and similar items in the same way, and dispose properly of used diapers, feminine products, food wrappers, and other odorous trash.
While hiking, keep up a conversation so you're less likely to surprise a bear. Surprised bears, especially mothers with cubs, are more likely to be dangerous bears. Also, hike in groups. Supposedly a group of more than five people has never been attacked by bears, but I don't know if kids count towards the quota or not.
If you do meet one, what you should do depends on whether it's a black bear or grizzly. Learn how to identify which is which: http://www.mountainnature.com/Wildlife/Bears/BearID.htm
With a grizzly you usually want to play dead, preferably lying on your stomach and protecting your head and neck with your arms. Black bears are more likely to make a predatory attack (as opposed to a surprised, defensive one) but are also more easily scared off, so fight back as hard as you can. Try not to let the bear get any food you might be carrying, because that might encourage it to attack others in the hopes of getting the yummy reward. "A fed bear is a dead bear."
http://www.yellowstoneparknet.com/travel_tips/bear_safety.php
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/bearenc.htm
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/backcountryhiking.htm
http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/b_spray.html
http://www.udap.com/safety.htm
http://www.mountainnature.com/Wildlife/Bears/BearEncounters.htm
http://www.bearsmart.com/backcountryManners/
How do hunters protect themselves from man eaters while sleeping in the woods?
Q. You don't know that they are coming when you are sleeping.
Answer
I have slept in the Rockies in Grizzly / mountain lion country and here in Alaska with brown bears, black bears and wolves about. There are a number of things you can do.
The number 1 thing is no food in your camp or the smell of food on you. Cook about 40 yards or more from your camp. Keep all food in a container up in a tree held by rope to a tree near it. If you get the smell of food on you wash up and change clothes this includes the smell of fish.
Do not use shampoo that smells like food such as strawberry.
Location of your tent or camp is important. Never camp on a moose trail or bear trail. Avoid camping in thick brush or tall grass where you cant see around you. Avoid camping in river bottoms near the stream or river when there is a food source such as salmon. Donât camp in berry patches where bears feed.
If you have horses and are in cougar or bear country you need to put them on a picket line close to your tent or sleeping bag and keep a fire going that gives off some light and keep your firearm and flashlight ready or some noise maker such as an air horn. A gun is MUCH better.
If youâre camping in an area with lots of bears some use a portable electric fence. This is what scientists and biologists use in polar bear and brown bear territory. These work great for bears.
As the others said you can run a string or fishing line around your camp and then tie cans or something that will make noise if something walks into the line.
One time in the Rockies I had a grizzly following me as I was hiking into the Bob Marshal wilderness area. For a few days it followed. So at night I slept in the thickest pile of downed trees I could find. So the bear would have to dig through those logs to get to me, giving me time to wake up and ready my gun. Or I would sleep inside a rock over hang as far back as possible to be safe from falling rocks and built a big fire at the entrance.
Staying alert is very important. Going to sleep after you got drunk is a BAD idea in the wilderness.
I have more but this is long enough as it is. But I have camped alone in wilderness areas for months and was fine. Last summer I camped with friends along a river with brown bears all over the place. We had one walk right through our camp but it found nothing of interest and I could see it didnât like the smoke from the fire. I had my rifle aimed at it as it went through. A soon as I said âget out of here bear!â it left and all was good.
Fact is your more in danger sleeping on a park bench in a major city at night than any wilderness area. I just wouldnât even try that!
I have slept in the Rockies in Grizzly / mountain lion country and here in Alaska with brown bears, black bears and wolves about. There are a number of things you can do.
The number 1 thing is no food in your camp or the smell of food on you. Cook about 40 yards or more from your camp. Keep all food in a container up in a tree held by rope to a tree near it. If you get the smell of food on you wash up and change clothes this includes the smell of fish.
Do not use shampoo that smells like food such as strawberry.
Location of your tent or camp is important. Never camp on a moose trail or bear trail. Avoid camping in thick brush or tall grass where you cant see around you. Avoid camping in river bottoms near the stream or river when there is a food source such as salmon. Donât camp in berry patches where bears feed.
If you have horses and are in cougar or bear country you need to put them on a picket line close to your tent or sleeping bag and keep a fire going that gives off some light and keep your firearm and flashlight ready or some noise maker such as an air horn. A gun is MUCH better.
If youâre camping in an area with lots of bears some use a portable electric fence. This is what scientists and biologists use in polar bear and brown bear territory. These work great for bears.
As the others said you can run a string or fishing line around your camp and then tie cans or something that will make noise if something walks into the line.
One time in the Rockies I had a grizzly following me as I was hiking into the Bob Marshal wilderness area. For a few days it followed. So at night I slept in the thickest pile of downed trees I could find. So the bear would have to dig through those logs to get to me, giving me time to wake up and ready my gun. Or I would sleep inside a rock over hang as far back as possible to be safe from falling rocks and built a big fire at the entrance.
Staying alert is very important. Going to sleep after you got drunk is a BAD idea in the wilderness.
I have more but this is long enough as it is. But I have camped alone in wilderness areas for months and was fine. Last summer I camped with friends along a river with brown bears all over the place. We had one walk right through our camp but it found nothing of interest and I could see it didnât like the smoke from the fire. I had my rifle aimed at it as it went through. A soon as I said âget out of here bear!â it left and all was good.
Fact is your more in danger sleeping on a park bench in a major city at night than any wilderness area. I just wouldnât even try that!
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