Food storage?

[Htm84]

Just wondering what kind of precautions you guys take with food storage and bears. Sleep with it? Stash it away from camp? Bring a bear canister? Having a can seems kinda pointless if you get a sheep. Being way above tree line hanging it isn’t an option. Thanks in advance.

 

[duchntr]

I keep my food in a big dry bag in the tent with me. And I put my sheep close to me as well unless I can find a big ledge to hang it off of.

 

[Jimbob]

food in a dry bag with me

 

[Akshphntr]

In ak i put my food 50 feet away in a white plastic bag an easy shot out the front of the tent if i hear anything. If out of bear country just leave in tent cause all food sealed and no bears anyway.

 

[JRodAK]

My son and I just had some issues with a ground squirrel while sheep hunting outside Tok. Damn thing tore into our tent three separate times while we were out hunting for the day. We had our food in a dry bag inside the tent and it got into that also. It also put holes in a couple platypus containers and chewed up our TP. My son finally shot the dang thing the last day of our hunt!

 

[Nick Muche]

Food in dry bag inside my tent, meat in vestibule. Usually my tent moves with me each day, so the food does as well.

 

[Wapiti1]

My son and I just had some issues with a ground squirrel while sheep hunting outside Tok. Damn thing tore into our tent three separate times while we were out hunting for the day. We had our food in a dry bag inside the tent and it got into that also. It also put holes in a couple platypus containers and chewed up our TP. My son finally shot the dang thing the last day of our hunt!
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I was wondering if someone would mention squirrels. I haven't had issues with them while hunting, but have backpacking and fishing where the squirrels see people more often.

Rotten little buggers.

Jeremy

 

[mp12]

I've had the same question. So, you all don't worry about bears basically and keep your food and sheep reasonably close to camp (maybe just with a good view of it from the tent opening?