My buddy and I are going up in 1st week of sept. My first trip his 2nd but last one was 40 years ago. Hope we don't end up being short fat OLD bear food. I have decided that after the bear takes a bite of me he will never bite another human (nasty brown taste). Thanks for the info as posted please update after august or send me a private message thanks again geofisher great site lots of info and help looking forward to your update