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[wdlists at optonline.net (Walt Daniels)]

> 
> I don't know the answers to your other questions, but a 
> number of shelters at the start have bear cables, and you'll 
> learn to hang your food. 
> Skeeter here could give you some tips. 
> Bears aren't as much of a worry for me as they once were. 
> Treat bears with respect for their opportunistic nature, feel 
> the awe if you do see one, and don't make it easy for them to 
> get your food.
> 
Beware of the bear cables in GA! They may stop bears but they do not stop
flying squirrels! They got into our gorp by chewing a hole in my compression
sack which we used to hoist the food.