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Crowe
Jul 02, 2015Explorer
Bears have an excellent sense of smell. Just about anything will attract them - gum, toothpaste, tampons, lipgloss. It doesn't have to be food.
X 2. Cooking smells are a big attractor so it's recommended that you change before you go to bed if you've been cooking. In my case I was stupid-back then strawberry scented shampoo was all the rage. I had very long, thick hair and yup, I used strawberry scented shampoo. But no worries-the park ranger had a rifle with a tranquilizer dart POINTED AT MY TENT! I was more afraid of the ranger than I was the bear!
X 2. Cooking smells are a big attractor so it's recommended that you change before you go to bed if you've been cooking. In my case I was stupid-back then strawberry scented shampoo was all the rage. I had very long, thick hair and yup, I used strawberry scented shampoo. But no worries-the park ranger had a rifle with a tranquilizer dart POINTED AT MY TENT! I was more afraid of the ranger than I was the bear!
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