Backcountry Bear Basics by Dave Smith The Outdoors Alaska Store

Backcountry Bear Basics by Dave Smith

$15.95

The definitive guide to avoiding unpleasant encounters.

From the back cover: There's a rustling in the woods, tracks as big as dinner plates, a furry head full of teeth rising over the bushes just ahead. "Gee", you think to yourself, "I should have read Dave Smith's Backcountry Bear Basics." And, you are right. You, and anyone else planning a trip into bear country, should read this book BEFORE your first step down the trail. - Jeff Rennicke, former Alaskan wilderness guide and Midwest Field Editor, Backpacker magazine

This is more than a bear guide - it's the complete "Miss Manners" for human etiquette in the backcountry. For the menstruation chapter alone, this book goes to the top of my "required reading" list for women wilderness travelers. - Karen Jettmar, author, The Alaska River Guide and Alaska's Glacier Bay, and owner, Equinox Women's Expeditions

Backcountry Bear Basics is the number one book I'd recommend to anyone going into bear country. Dave Smith's approach is unique, and his book is practical and refreshing, not full of scientific jargon. - Steven P. French, Directory of Research, Yellowstone Grizzly Foundation

Backcountry Bear Basics is entertaining and accurate. Dave Smith dissects myth from reality as he draws not only from his own experiences and observations, but from North America's best bear experts as well. There's no better reference about safety in bear country. - Larry Aumiller, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and manager, McNeil River State Game Sanctuary for Brown Bears

This is the only book you need to read before your next visit to bear country. Thoroughly researched and full of practical advice, Backcountry Bear Basics has all the detailed information you need to know on how travel and camp safely in bear country.

Bear expert Dave Smith gives you the basics - like how to choose a good campsite and properly store your food so you can avoid worrying if that pepper spray you brought will work on the bear who wanders into your camp. He debunks commonly held myths about people and bears. Menstruating women don't have to stay out of grizzly country, he tells us. And no, don't roll up in a ball when faced with a charging bear. Smith tells you what you should do instead and why.

Packed with tips and tested strategies, Backcountry Bear Basics will make your next visit to bear country a safer one.

- required reading for anyone who travels in bear country
- key information on bear behavior and biology helps you understand the animal
- discusses likelihood of bear encounters during outdoor activities - from canoeing to mountain biking, with tactics for coping

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Planning a Trip into Bear Country
Bear Evolution, Behavior, and Biology
Menstruation, Sex, and Bears
Cooking and Food Storage
Camping and Travel Tips
Bears and Human Recreation
Close Encounters
Guns and Pepper Spray
Grizzly Bear Recovery and Reintroduction

Notes
Recommended References
Index

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 19 March, 2008.

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