Scout Hiking
Posted on Saturday, November 18th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
When you go and hike at Philmont scout Ranch, Do you get a gun?
Im going to Philmont in 2010 and I would like to know if we get or bring a gun and who carries it to fend off dangerous wildlife like bears and mountain lions.
Nobody gets to carry a gun a Philmont. While there are bears and mountain lions on the Ranch, your best defense is proper camping techniques, not firearms.
Mountain lions are extremely reclusive and avoid humans, especially large groups. I worked out there and never met anyone who had seen one, although they are around.
There have been instances with bear contact, however, every issue I have heard of was caused by poor management of food and smellable supplies. If you hang all of your food in bear bags at night and keep your eating area away from your sleeping area, you will be fine.
Bear encounters are rare. If you see a bear while hiking with your crew, 99 times out of 100 it will be frightened of the large group of people and take off before you know it’s around. Just don’t mess with any cubs if you see them around. That is a surefire way to get bad attention from a bear.
If you save the guns for the shooting camp, listen to your Rangers advice and don’t get lazy with your bear bag, you’ll be fine.
Have fun out there, Philmont is an amazing place!
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