Backcountry bear basics; the definitive guide to avoiding unpleasant encounters.1594850283 Backcountry back·coun·try n. A sparsely inhabited rural region. bear basics; the definitive guide to avoiding unpleasant encounters. Smith, Dave Smith, Dave, 1942–, American poet, b. Portsmouth, Va. His early poetry established him as a sensitive observer of human behavior. His verse is often rooted in his native South and has been praised for its formal elegance. . The Mountaineers Books 2006 157 pages $15.95 Paperback Mountaineers outdoor basics QL737 With an emphasis on avoiding confrontations in the first place, this book gives advice on how to camp and travel safely in grizzly bear grizzly bear or grizzly, large, powerful North American brown bear, characterized by gray-streaked, or grizzled, fur. Grizzlies are 6 to 8 ft (180–250 cm) long, stand 3 1-2 to 4 ft (105–120 cm) at the humped shoulder, and weigh up to country. Following an introduction to bear evolution, biology, and behavior, the author offers information on cooking and food storage techniques, camping and travel tips, advice related to typical recreation activities such as mountain-biking or fishing, descriptions on what to do in the event of a close encounter of the bear kind, and discussion of firearms and pepper spray as bear deterrents. Throughout the book, he offers "fact or fallacy" boxes debunking de·bunk tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. or confirming bits of common wisdom about bears and bear encounters and he even spends an entire chapter demolishing the myths that bears are attracted to menstrual blood Noun 1. menstrual blood - flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years menorrhea, menstrual flow adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman or human sexual activity. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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