Synopses & Reviews
Backpacker magazines Bear Country Behavior brings you essential mind gear from two of the most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how to safely hike, backpack, and camp in grizzly bear and black bear country throughout North America. This volume discusses food storage, special considerations for women, and special precautions for hunters, anglers, mountain bikers, and photographers. Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos complement concise, clear text, introducing you to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors.
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Synopsis
Backpacker magazine's Bear Country Behavior informs readers about how to hike and backpack safely in grizzly bear and black bear country throughout the United States. Topics covered include hiking and camping in bear country, food storage, special considerations for women, and special precautions for hunters, anglers, mountain bikers, and photographers.
Synopsis
If you encounter a bear in the wilderness, what do you do? In Bear Country Behavior, veteran backcountry traveler Bill Schneider gives valuable advice on how to hike and backpack safely in grizzly bear and black bear country throughout the United States. This volume includes hiking and camping in bear country, food storage, special considerations for women, and special precautions for hunters, anglers, mountain bikers, and photographers.
About the Author
Bill Schneider has been writing about wildlife, outdoor recreation and conservation issues for 40 years, including hundreds of magazine articles and twenty books. He has also published two magazines and is co-founder and former president of Falcon Publishing. Visit billschneider.net.