BEAR SAFETY TRAINING

Learn what you need to know to work safely in bear country.

One-day classroom seminar plus a one-day field seminar.

Classroom seminar can be stand-alone.

What you’ll learn in the class:

• What to do before you go.
• How to avoid bear-prone areas.
• Detailed bear-food plant identification so you can avoid bear feeding areas.
• Bear habitat recognition to aid in your awareness of potential hazard areas.
• Typical bear behaviours and what they mean.
• Appropriate behaviour in bear country so you don’t get into trouble..
• Differentiating Grizzly and Black Bears.
• Differences in your response for Grizzly and Black Bears.
• How to respond in an actual encounter.
• Bangers, Spray, Weapons and other deterrents.
• Camp setup and security.
• Scenario practice.
• Corporate bear policy.
• Monitors and their roles.
• Emergency procedures.
• Post-encounter reporting.

What you’ll learn in the field.

• Habitat recognition.
• Bear spray use.
• Bear banger use.
• Practice with scenarios.
• Bear food plant identification.
• Bear sign identification. (tracks, diggings, scat, bark scratching, bedding sites, etc.
• Practice appropriate behaviour for bear country. (noise making, scouting, approach, departure, wind direction, scent, etc.)

You’ll also get an information-rich 50-page manual.

Price

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Feel safe and avoid bear attacks when you’re out hiking, fishing or mountain biking.

One hour “essentials” session perfect for a corporate “lunch and learn” program.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• What to do before you go.
• How to avoid bear-prone areas.
• Plants, habitat and other ways of determining bear-prone areas.
• Appropriate behaviour in bear country so you don’t get into trouble..
• Differentiating Grizzly and Black Bears.
• Differences in your response for Grizzly and Black Bears.
• What to do if you actually have an encounter.
• Bangers, Spray and other deterrents.

You’ll also get an information-rich handout in PDF format that you can print off for the participants.

Price

$470+gst for up to 20 participants. Additional participants $20 +gst each.
Outside of Calgary, add transportation costs plus $50/hour travel time.