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Bear Awareness and Safety for Hunters

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Why Bear Safety?

0:08

UNDERSTANDING BEARS-LIFE HISTORY

2:17

Black Bears

2:21

UNDERSTANDING BEARS - IDENTIFICATION

3:46

Characteristics of Black and Grizzly Bears

4:44

Black Bear Colors

5:01

Grizzly Bear Colors

5:11

Daily Cycles

5:21

Hyperphagia: Where are the bears? Follow the food

8:43

UNDERSTANDING BEARS: SIGN OF BEAR ACTIVITY

9:58

Be Aware of Bear Sign

10:08

Diggings

11:15

Whitebark Pine

12:31

Huckleberries

12:57

UNDERSTANDING BEARS- ATTRACTANTS

14:37

Don't abandon your gear....

14:51

Attractants, AKA "Smellies"

15:08

Horse Trailer as Storage Device

17:12

Food/Attractant Storage Options

17:57

Bear Pole

18:27

Bird Hunters

19:20

Camps to Avoid

19:57

Food Storage: Proper Camping

21:37

Game Carcass Storage

22:27

Carcass Retrieval

24:02

UNDERSTANDING BEARS: ENCOUNTERS

28:57

Bear Safety Precautions

29:06

Avoid carcass sites

33:12

Fundamentals of Encounters

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In a close encounter... ...the bear's behavior determines your response.

36:57

Assessing a Bear Encounter

37:02

Bear Behavior - Defensive

38:35

Defensive Bear: Bears stand on hind legs to better see/smell objects of interest

38:48

Bear Behavior - Predatory

41:33

Maintenance of Your Bear Spray

43:34

Bear spray can explode when hot!

44:36

Operating Your Bear Spray

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Spray at slight downward angle

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How Effective is Bear Spray at Changing Bear Behavior? Bear Spray's Effectiveness at

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Carrying Bear Spray

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Bear Spray First Aid

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BEAR ENCOUNTER REVIEW

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Bear safety for Hunters
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2021Aug 25
Learn about hunting in bear country. This presentation covers grizzly bears and black bears, distribution, natural history, sign of bear activity, bear attractants and carcass management, bear-resistant container, preventing and handling bear encounters and how to use bear spray.

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