Be Bear Aware on the Whitefish Trail
September is Bear Aware month in Montana, partly due to fall being a special period of hyperactivity for bears. As their caloric needs increase before winter, bears enter a period of increased scavenging, called hyperphagia, and they are known to be more active and potentially more aggressive during this time. Some basic reminders when recreating in bear country:
Look for fresh bear signs (scat, tracks, carcasses, torn up stumps, overturned rocks, etc.).
When possible, travel in groups of 3 or more.
Make noise, especially when visibility is poor.
Always carry bear spray and know how to use it.
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This is such a timely reminder — I was out on the Whitefish Trail last week and noticed a ton of overturned rocks near the Larsen Loop that I totally would've missed if I hadn't just read about bear signs. The hyperphagia info explains why the wildlife cameras have been so active lately. Speaking of which, I took a kinda blurry photo of some fresh tracks with my phone and ran it through a bad quality image tool to make it look even worse just to send to my hiking group as a joke — but it actually helped us ID the size of the bear from the pixelated footprint, haha. Definitely carrying my bear spray front-and-center on every hike…
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