Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Ursack doesn't need to be hung. It can be just tied to a tree. That is unless the recommended proceedure has changed recently. Using it with the scent proof bags is probably a good idea. Also keep it away from where you sleep.
That is, if you don't mind your food being mushed into the consistency of baby food.
I forage in Alaska, I come across black bears all the time. Young ones look like squirrels when you spook them and they go running up a tree. Older ones don't have the same spring on their step but they are every bit as capable climbers. If you look at an empty bag and just think about food they'll be able to smell that. If they come, see it, and can reach it, they will mess with it something fierce.