I'm in blackbear country too...everyone I know (all of 2 ppl) that have had encounters with bears just made lots of noise and that scared them off...banging pots together, that kind of thing. I'm just planning on carrying the world's loudest whistle

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/HikingCamp...ety-whistle.jsp

Handy if you get separated from the group, too

Matt


Edited by awesomeame (03/21/12 10:16 AM)