[pct-l] Bear Cannister, (and Ursack?)

[csiechert@hotmail.com (Carl Siechert)]

Roy repeatedly brings up a point that my fellow '77 hikers don't seem to
appreciate: hikers feeding bears has created the problem. It's not the NPS,
the NFS (sic; it's actually USFS), or black helicopters. And I fail to see
how using canisters to deny bears the food they've learned to love is
"bleeding heart" or "pampering" them.

It's great to instill fear in the bears. It's great (okay, maybe not so
great) to camp in a site that hasn't been used in years. But if you let 'em
get your food one time, they're smart enough to come back for more.


----- Original Message -----
From: <ROYROBIN@aol.com>


> First, in other than our most popular National Parks where WE have trained
>
>  (Okay, Kearsarge Pass is an exception, but WE trained them to expect
dinner
>
> established campgrounds where they can find food, either natural or what
WE
> provide.