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I charged a bear who was about done cleaning out my snack bag that I had forgotten to stow in the bear box. He ran away, but first took a swipe at my leg, missing the skin by a hair, but ripped my pant leg.
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Not to hijack this thread, the topic here is what NOT to keep in your pack -- at least overnight!
There is an significant difference between preventing a bear from getting food in the first place and taking food away from a bear that has already acquired the food. Proper attention to the first will avoid the dangers of the second.
Dale B. Dalrymple