[Woody.303]

I've tent camped in the hills of West Virginia black bear country, and never worried much about it.

I've also spent two weeks in Canada canoeing the lakes and rivers in bear country, and never worried much about it.

I've also tent camped in the mountains of Utah in bear country, and never worried much about it.

I've tent camped in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky, and had far too many encounters with skunks than I want to remember.

I spent a summer, on a dairy farm, in Idaho, about three hours from Yellowstone, and had far too many encounters with skunks than I want to remember.

I would worry about the skunks, and ignore the bears.

Woody