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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m terrified of wildlife (but also of guns.) Hikes make me kind of nervous - I’m scared of bears and snakes and various wild “cats” (cougars and mountain lions.) There are some popular national parks I’m nervous to visit because of this. [/quote]

We have visited many parks and camped a lot over the years and tbh I never can sleep very well: there was a bear at Yellowstone at our camp site the night before we were there, we woke up to huge (probably cougar) paw prints in the sand in the dessert behind our tent in Southern Utah... But snakes terrify me the most because they are just randomly just "there": we were touring a campus aa few months ago, not wild, middle of a city and there was one right there by where we took a pic staring at us! So you never know when wildlife can strike.[/quote]

The chances of running into a dangerous wild cat are so slim…I agree it’s scary in theory but I’d be honored in a way.

As far as bears - hike with a dog or near where dogs regularly go, and you’ll be fine. A lot of places in our area where there are bears allow dog hunting and so any bear that has lasted know to stay well away from the scent.

Re: snakes - in most of North America, there is very little danger and a pair of pants and being remotely aware when stepping will keep you safe. [/quote]

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