FLY TO ALASKA--RENT RV
Anyone done it? Live in Michigan. Thinking 4-5 weeks. Any recommended company?
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I'll chime in with our experience of not ever needing to use a firearm to keep wildlife in check. Not ever. Even fifty years ago the firearm was a tool to fill the freezer, not protect.
We've hiked and camped in Yukon & Alaska for years. Have never had a bear threaten us. Have seen many, have had a grizzly stroll by our Class C while boondocked by a lake, and now live with black bears on our property, but have never been threatened. I believe your odds are greater of being killed by a moose than by a bear. Numerous years ago a moose killed a person outside a bank in Anchorage, go figure, hey?
Have felt more at risk with porcupines. Used a big stick once when I heard noise in the bush only to discover it was a porcupine.
Keep a clean camp, make lots of noise and be bear aware while hiking, don't hang around if the bears have a fresh kill in the area, and relax. You'll likely see more wildlife in Northern B.C. than you do in Yukon or Alaska, with Denali National Park being the exception.
We've hiked and camped in Yukon & Alaska for years. Have never had a bear threaten us. Have seen many, have had a grizzly stroll by our Class C while boondocked by a lake, and now live with black bears on our property, but have never been threatened. I believe your odds are greater of being killed by a moose than by a bear. Numerous years ago a moose killed a person outside a bank in Anchorage, go figure, hey?
Have felt more at risk with porcupines. Used a big stick once when I heard noise in the bush only to discover it was a porcupine.
Keep a clean camp, make lots of noise and be bear aware while hiking, don't hang around if the bears have a fresh kill in the area, and relax. You'll likely see more wildlife in Northern B.C. than you do in Yukon or Alaska, with Denali National Park being the exception.
