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Ask A Bear: Electric Fence As Deterrent?

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Ask A Bear: Skunk Spray As Deterrent?

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Ask A Bear: Old Vomit in a Tent?

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Ask A Bear: Why Did You Steal My Empty Pack?

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Ask A Bear: Will Music Attract A Bear?

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Ask A Bear: Scare a Marauding Bear

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Ask A Bear: Do Bears Really Like Toothpaste

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Ask A Bear: Is Submerged Food Safe?

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Ask A Bear: Can Boat Horns Scare Bears?

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Ask A Bear: Can Mothballs Keep Away Bears

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Ask A Bear: How Many Bear Attacks, Really?

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Ask A Bear: Will Camp Fire/Cigar Smoke Keep Away A Bear

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Ask A Bear: Run Away From A Bear?

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Ask A Bear Christmas Present

Usually, our bear answers burning ursine questions, but this week he's dropping off a holiday gift.

Ask A Bear: How Should I Handle MaMa Black Bear With Cubs?

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Ask A Bear: Can Bears Get Drunk

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Ask A Bear: Ditch the Deodorant In Bear Country?

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Ask A Bear: How Long Do Food Smells Stick to My Tent?

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Ask A Bear: Mountain Biking In Bear Country?

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Ask a Bear: Will Backcountry Sex attract a Bear?

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Ask A Bear: Followed By A Dangerous Bear?

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Ask A Bear: Will Dryer Sheets Attract a Bear?

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Ask A Bear: Soap-Eating Bear?

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Ask A Bear: Will Pet Hair Attract a Bear

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Ask A Bear: Is It Ok To Cook In An RV In Bear Country?

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Ask A Bear: Will My Farts Attract a Bear?

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Ask A Bear: Charging Bear Caught on FIlm

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Ask A Bear: Storing Food Above Treeline?

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Ask A Bear: Why is Black Bear and Grizzly Bear Behavior so Different?

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Ask A Bear: Will Cider Vinegar Attract a Bear

Ask A Bear: Bear Steals, Destroys Car for PB&J Sandwich

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Ask A Bear: Will you Eat me In Rocky Mountain NP?

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Ask A Bear: Do Ultrasonic Noises Repel You?

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Ask A Bear: Do Bear Bells Really Work

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Ask A Bear: Which Park Has The Most Bear Attacks

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Ask A Bear: Can Wasp Spray Repel You?

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Ask A Bear: Never Look a Bear in the Eyes?

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Ask A Bear: Break a Stick to Scare Away Bears?

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Ask A Bear: Do I Need to Bear-Bag Unopened Freeze-Dried Foods?

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Ask A Bear: More Active During a Full Moon

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Ask A Bear: Will a Flashlight Make You Mad?

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Ask A Bear: Why Did You Destroy my Van?

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Ask a Bear: Bear Canisters in Winter?

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Ask a Bear: Are you a Picky Eater? (Video)

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Ask A Bear: What Color Are Your Eyes At Night?

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Ask A Bear: Scared By Flashing Lights?

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Ask A Bear: Can You Smell My Marijuana?

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Ask A Bear: Stay Away From My Honey!

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Ask A Bear: Will My iPod Keep You Away?

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Ask a Bear: Bivys in Bear Country?

When I sleep in my beloved bivy, am I just wrapping myself up like a six-foot bear burrito?

Ask A Bear: Can I Survive On Your Diet?

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Ask A Bear: Sleeping In Hammocks?

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Ask A Bear: How Fast Can You Run?

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Ask A Bear: Bags vs. Canisters?

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Ask A Bear: Are You A Good Swimmer?

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