{"id":1692,"date":"2021-12-13T07:23:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T07:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T19:22:19","slug":"camping-in-bear-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/fr\/camping-in-bear-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Camper sur le territoire des ours"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1696\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1696\" src=\"https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CAM00679-min-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><em>Camping in Rocky Mountain NP<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Camper dans la nature peut est serein et relaxant, mais camper au pays des ours peut \u00eatre intimidant\u2026 si vous n'\u00eates pas pr\u00e9par\u00e9s. Le manque d'information est, la plupart du temps, la raison pour laquelle certaines personnes craignent les rencontres avec les ours. Ne vous m\u00e9prenez pas, je comprends, ma premi\u00e8re fois en camping, je n'\u00e9tais pas tr\u00e8s confiante, mais depuis, j'ai beaucoup appris ! Tout d'abord, nous devons comprendre que les ours, comme les humains, apprennent de leurs exp\u00e9riences, ont une grande m\u00e9moire et un bon instinct et flair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">First, we need to understand that bears &#8211; like people &#8211; learn from experiences, have great memory and instincts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Voici quelques conseils \u00e0 conna\u00eetre avant de partir camper :<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Uilisez la r\u00e8gle du Triangle ! J'ai appris cela grace aux rangers en Alaska. L'id\u00e9e est de s\u00e9parer votre tente, votre feu de camp\/repas et le stockage de la nourriture en forme de triangle (100m de distance). Les ours peuvent sentir la nourriture \u00e0 des kilom\u00e8tres de distance et lorsqu'ils ne dorment pas, ils recherchent de la nourriture pour leur propre survie. Votre tente doit toujours \u00eatre mont\u00e9e dans le sens du vent et les deux autres aussi de facon a ce que l'odeur s'\u00e9loigne de vous.<\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1698\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" src=\"https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/camillesematiskiphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bear-Muda-Triangle.png 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">La r\u00e8gle du Triangle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0Utilisez un stockage de nourriture \u00e0 l'\u00e9preuve des n\u00f4tres (pas de Tupperware !). Sont-ils gros, et p\u00e9nible \u00e0 transporter ? Oui, mais c'est important pour votre s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et celle de l'ours. Ils ne sont pas fait pour empecher l'ours de trouver la nouriture maus ils sont fait pour les empecher d'ouvrir le contenaire. Si l'ours commence \u00e0 nous associer \u00e0 la nourriture, cela peut entra\u00eener des probl\u00e8mes d'interaction avec les gens et, \u00e9ventuellement, l'ours doit \u00eatre tu\u00e9. C'est ce qu'on appelle le stockage des aliments, mais tout ce qui a un parfum, doit y \u00eatre mis. Cela inclut le dentifrice, les cr\u00e8mes pour le visage, les collations, etc. Vous pouvez parfois louer des bo\u00eetes \u00e0 n\u00f4tres dans les parcs nationaux ou dans les villes du pays des n\u00f4tres. Celui que j'utilise est <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/product\/624081\/garcia-bear-resistant-container\">Ici<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Gardez votre camping propre. Il serait inutile de faire les 2 \u00e9tapes ci-dessus si votre camping est une porcherie ! :)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">N'installez pas votre campement \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de sentiers\/chemins. Vous pensez que c'est stupide de le preciser parce que pourquoi le feriez-vous\u00a0!? Cependant, les chemins ou les n\u00f4tres peuvent \u00eatre faciles \u00e0 louper. Cherchez tous les signes d'activit\u00e9 : des rochers qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retourn\u00e9s (les insectes sont l\u00e0\u2026 donc les ours aussi !) ; du bois d\u00e9chir\u00e9 ou des marques importantes sur les arbres sont des signes que les n\u00f4tres \u00e9taient l\u00e0. Les ours aiment aussi les chemin de rando \u2013 j'en ai vu beaucoup se promener sur les trail o\u00f9 nous \u00e9tions, alors ne campez pas trop pr\u00e8s d'eux. De plus, ne campez pas dans des endroits o\u00f9 de la nourriture ou des ordures ont \u00e9t\u00e9 abandonn\u00e9s, pour les m\u00eames raisons ci-dessus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Utilisez les poubelles s\u00e9curis\u00e9es contre les ours si elles sont disponibles, sinon assurez-vous que votre nouriture se trouvent dans votre conteneur de nourriture \u00e0 l'\u00e9preuve des ours. De plus, si vous \u00eates dans un camping du parc national et que vous voyez des excr\u00e9ments d'ours frais ou d'autres signes d'ours dans le camping, informez les gardes du parc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Soyez conscient si vous \u00eates dans un territoire d'ours bruns ou de grizzly, agissez et pr\u00e9parez-vous de la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re. Les ours noirs ont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plus facilement peur, mais peuvent sav\u00e9rer \u00eatre tr\u00e8s agressifs et protecteurs de leurs propri\u00e9t\u00e9. Les grizzlis, quant \u00e0 eux, peuvent \u00eatre intr\u00e9pides.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em> Remarques int\u00e9ressantes <\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Les ours ont une excellente m\u00e9moire et si un ours trouve de la nourriture, il reviendra a plusieurs repirse pour en retrouver cette nouriture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Voici quelques conseils tir\u00e9s de mes exp\u00e9riences. Les rangers sont la meilleure source d'informations, ils peuvent partager l'activit\u00e9 du jours et vous donner des conseils !<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">N'oubliez jamais de ne jamais nourrir un ours, un ours nourri est un ours mort, alors essayons de profiter du camping sur leur territoire avec le moins d'empruntes n\u00e9faste possible!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Dites moi ce que vous en pensez dans les commentaires! Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 rencontr\u00e9 un ours la nuit ?<\/em><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Camping in the wild is serene and relaxing, but camping in bear country can be intimidating&#8230; if you&#8217;re not prepared. Misinformation is, most of the time, the reason that some people fear bear encounters. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I understand, my first time camping I was not feeling super confident, but since then I learned a lot! First, we need to understand that bears &#8211; like people &#8211; learn from experiences, have great memory and instincts. &nbsp; Here are a few tips to know before going camping in bear country: Use the Triangle rule! I was taught this from rangers in Alaska. The idea is to separate your tent, your campfire\/meals, and food storage in a shape of a triangle (100m apart). Bears can smell food from miles away, and when they are not sleeping they are looking for food for their own survival. Your tent should always be set up upwind of the other two. \u00a0Use bear-proof food storage (not Tupperware!). Are these big, clunky, and annoying? Yes, but it is important for your safety and the bear&#8217;s safety. These are not to prevent the bear from finding your food, they are made so that if found the bears can&#8217;t get into the container. If the bear starts to associate people with food it may lead to interaction issues with people, and eventually, the bear has to be killed. It is called food storage but anything with a scent needs to be put in there. That includes toothpaste, face creams, snacks, etc&#8230; Even if we can&#8217;t smell it, the bears can. You can sometimes rent bear canisters in national parks or in bear country towns. The one I use is here. Keep your campsite clean. It would be useless to do the 2 steps above if your campsite is a total mess! \ud83d\ude42 Do not set up your camp close to bear trails. You might think it is a stupid thing to say because why would you!? However, bear trails can be easy to miss. Look for signs of bear activity: rocks that have been turned over (insects are here.. so bears too!); torn apart wood or heavy marks on trees are all signs that a bear was there. Bears also love trails &#8211; I have seen many walking around on the trails we were, so do not camp too close to them. Also, do not camp in places where food or garbage has been left, for the same reasons above. Use the bear secure trash bins if they are available, if not make sure they are in your bear-proof food container. Also, if you are in a National Park campground and you see fresh bear scats or other signs of bears in the campground inform the park rangers. Be aware if you are in a black bear or a grizzly territory, act and be prepared the same. Black bears are generally easily afraid of new things but can be very aggressive and protective of their areas. Grizzly bears on the other hand can be fearless. &nbsp; Interesting note Bears have a great memory and if a bear finds food they will come back for the next few days looking for more. These are a few tips from my experiences. Rangers are the best source of information, they can share bear activity and give you advice! Remember never feed a bear, a fed bear is a dead bear so let&#8217;s try to enjoy camping out in bear territory without disturbing them. Let me know what you think in the comment section! 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Misinformation is, most of the time, the reason that some people fear bear encounters. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I understand, my first time camping I was not feeling super confident, but since then I learned a lot! First, we need to understand that bears &#8211; like people &#8211; learn from experiences, have great memory and instincts. &nbsp; Here are a few tips to know before going camping in bear country: Use the Triangle rule! I was taught this from rangers in Alaska. The idea is to separate your tent, your campfire\/meals, and food storage in a shape of a triangle (100m apart). Bears can smell food from miles away, and when they are not sleeping they are looking for food for their own survival. Your tent should always be set up upwind of the other two. \u00a0Use bear-proof food storage (not Tupperware!). Are these big, clunky, and annoying? Yes, but it is important for your safety and the bear&#8217;s safety. These are not to prevent the bear from finding your food, they are made so that if found the bears can&#8217;t get into the container. If the bear starts to associate people with food it may lead to interaction issues with people, and eventually, the bear has to be killed. It is called food storage but anything with a scent needs to be put in there. That includes toothpaste, face creams, snacks, etc&#8230; Even if we can&#8217;t smell it, the bears can. You can sometimes rent bear canisters in national parks or in bear country towns. The one I use is here. Keep your campsite clean. It would be useless to do the 2 steps above if your campsite is a total mess! \ud83d\ude42 Do not set up your camp close to bear trails. You might think it is a stupid thing to say because why would you!? However, bear trails can be easy to miss. Look for signs of bear activity: rocks that have been turned over (insects are here.. so bears too!); torn apart wood or heavy marks on trees are all signs that a bear was there. Bears also love trails &#8211; I have seen many walking around on the trails we were, so do not camp too close to them. Also, do not camp in places where food or garbage has been left, for the same reasons above. Use the bear secure trash bins if they are available, if not make sure they are in your bear-proof food container. Also, if you are in a National Park campground and you see fresh bear scats or other signs of bears in the campground inform the park rangers. Be aware if you are in a black bear or a grizzly territory, act and be prepared the same. Black bears are generally easily afraid of new things but can be very aggressive and protective of their areas. Grizzly bears on the other hand can be fearless. &nbsp; Interesting note Bears have a great memory and if a bear finds food they will come back for the next few days looking for more. These are a few tips from my experiences. Rangers are the best source of information, they can share bear activity and give you advice! Remember never feed a bear, a fed bear is a dead bear so let&#8217;s try to enjoy camping out in bear territory without disturbing them. Let me know what you think in the comment section! 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