SAFETY FOR RECREATING IN BEAR COUNTRY BE BEAR AWARE FOOD STORAGE REOUIRED Best practices for safely exploring the outdoors: Stay alert and look for bear activity, especially where visibility or hearing is limited (woods, bushy areas, streams). Travel in a groupand keep members together (especially kids). O Make noise whenever possibleto avoid surprising abear, especially where visibility or hearing is limited. OCarry bear spray close at hand and know how to use it. OAvoid traveling at night, dawn or dusk. Avoid carcass sites and scavenger concentrations. ONTAR Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks WILDLIFE & Encourages you to "Be Bear AwareP at all times when in the woods. Go to fwp.mt.gov for general bear information and tips. missoulabears.org för western Montana local bear updates and community organization info. SAFETY FOR RECREATING IN BEAR COUNTRY BE BEAR AWARE FOOD STORAGE REOUIRED Best practices for safely exploring the outdoors: Stay alert and look for bear activity, especially where visibility or hearing is limited (woods, bushy areas, streams). Travel in a groupand keep members together (especially kids). O Make noise whenever possibleto avoid surprising abear, especially where visibility or hearing is limited. OCarry bear spray close at hand and know how to use it. OAvoid traveling at night, dawn or dusk. Avoid carcass sites and scavenger concentrations. ONTAR Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks WILDLIFE & Encourages you to "Be Bear AwareP at all times when in the woods. Go to fwp.mt.gov for general bear information and tips. missoulabears.org för western Montana local bear updates and community organization info.