Problems with bears and cougars....
Has anyone had any run ins with cougars and/or bears when boondocking? Have you even seen any come near your RV or campsite?
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Back in the 70's my wife & I were backpacking in Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park. We had hiked up a fairly steep grade and were in & out of snow cover. After finding a nice dry spot to set up camp and cook something to eat I heard what I thought was a cougar growl. My wife asked me if I heard a growl and of course I said "no"! I proceeded to make a lot of noise and hoped for the best. Nothing happened after that thank goodness.
We were tent camping back in the 70's in Michigan's U.P., specifically at Porcupine Mountains State Park. In those days they used to chain metal garbage cans to a post at each campsite. Every night we were there bears would come into the campground and bang the garbage cans around and fetch out some yummies to eat. I don't know why the DNR did that with the garbage cans, but I don't think that experiment lasted long.
We were tent camping back in the 70's in Michigan's U.P., specifically at Porcupine Mountains State Park. In those days they used to chain metal garbage cans to a post at each campsite. Every night we were there bears would come into the campground and bang the garbage cans around and fetch out some yummies to eat. I don't know why the DNR did that with the garbage cans, but I don't think that experiment lasted long.
