We get bears quite often at my cabin in the Sequoia's. The cabin has been in the family all of my life and we have used it as a summer home for my 50 plus years on the planet.
Bears are just a fact of nature up there and IMHO we are in their world. I keep a sidearm just in case but pepper spray has worked quite well so far in the rare instances that they got too curious for their own good.
I will say that they seem to have gotten a little bolder in the last couple years and I have had close encounters more often now than I can remember in the past. I will also say my dog hates it when I used the spray and won't come near me for awhile afterwards.
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