Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board so, human urine repels bears?

came across this tidbit on the Internet: "pee around the tent before going to bed. Evidently bears don't like the smell."


could there possibly be anything to this?

also, I believe marmots and maybe pikas are attracted to the sodium in urine, so maybe perimeter-peeing isn't a great idea after all (unless they're diurnal)

I can't speak for bears, but I will say that sheep, goats, and deer absolutely love pee. We've seen deer and mountain goats follow hikers to lick their urine from the rocks and foliage. In fact Olympic National Park encourages hikers to pee on rocks and not foliage because the critters will destroy the vegetation trying to get to the urine.

We looked back at a camp once in the Napequa Valley in the North Cascades a few minutes after we had left camp to see several deer scrounging around for pee. Apparently they like a little dressing with their salads.

bjammin

is that diurnal or diurinal?

yuk yuk

Hey... Survivorman (Les Stroud) from the Discovery Channel did it. LOL

Q: Peeing for bears, does it work?
Les: I've never really known for sure if urinating around the perimeter of your own campsite will deter bears. But at least the logic is sound.

http://www.lesstroudonline.com/faq.php
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Just remember.. the smell of urine in the backcountry can repel AND attract the curious!

ThirstyAdventurer

My son, after our last overnight on San Jacinto, tells me that I make enough noise (scary snoring, he calls it) while asleep to keep all the bears away!!! Hahaaaa...............steve

Ringtail cats are nocturnal. Deer are diurnal. Bears are omniurinal which means they pee wherever they want.

Hiking is just walking where you can pee.

Sometimes old people go hiking by mistake.

- Demetri Martin

Especially if it's an 800-lb grizzly. I mean, who's going to say anything?

I'll bet a constant stream would repel bears.

maybe all those homeless people are on to something, I never see any bears downtown...

Yeah, if I get attacked by a bear I'll just stand there and pee; but maybe I'll be doing that anyway!