Do most people take bear spray on their Colorado elk hunting trips?
I have only camped in the mountains once and as a 20 y/o I had bigger concerns than bears that evening.
Now as a 42 y/o and planning my first hunt, I am trying to think thru more of the variables. I haven't read that much about it but it seems like if you are clean and don't cook food near your tent that you are probably relatively safe. We are likely hunting near Steamboat. I assume black bears are everywhere but I am not sure if this is an area of high concentration.
I've looked up diagrams about hanging food and about locating food and cooking areas separately and distant from the sleeping area. Anything else in the practical realm that I should consider?
I have only camped in the mountains once and as a 20 y/o I had bigger concerns than bears that evening.
Now as a 42 y/o and planning my first hunt, I am trying to think thru more of the variables. I haven't read that much about it but it seems like if you are clean and don't cook food near your tent that you are probably relatively safe. We are likely hunting near Steamboat. I assume black bears are everywhere but I am not sure if this is an area of high concentration.
I've looked up diagrams about hanging food and about locating food and cooking areas separately and distant from the sleeping area. Anything else in the practical realm that I should consider?