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 Don’t leave any food or clothes that smell like food in your tent. When they come to get it, you don’t want to be sleeping in the path of a hungry and determined bear.

 Put your food (all your food!) in a safe place at night and when you are not in camp. If a campground has a bearproof container use it. In the backcountry you are not only advised to put your food in a bearproof canister, but in some areas, including several wilderness areas in the central and southern Sierra, you are required to do so. The next two best methods are to hang your food high in a tree, suspended from a rope, or to put it on a 15-foot-high rocky ledge where bears can’t reach it.

 Keep a clean camp so that bears or other animals won’t be attracted to the site. Put food, cleaning, and fragrant hygiene supplies such as shampoo, toothpaste, and soap away soon after you are done with them.

 If you see a bear, make lots of noise. Bang pots and pans together, stand up and shout, and throw your arms around to scare it away. (Note that this approach doesn’t always work!)