BEAR DETERRENT AND REPELLENT PRODUCT SOURCES

Bear-Resistant Garbage Cans

McClintock Metal Fabricators
455 Harter Avenue
Woodland, CA 95776
Tel. 530-666-6007; FAX 530-666-7071
www.mcclintockmetal.com
(Sells "Haul-All" "Hid-a-Bag" and "Hid-a-Bag II" steel 'bear proof' trash receptacles; 32 & 130-gal. capacity)

Bear-Resistant Garbage Bins

Haul-All Hyd-a-Way McClintock Metal Fabricators
455 Harter Avenue
Woodland, CA 95776
Tel. 530-666-6007; FAX 530-666-7071
www.mcclintockmetal.com
(Commercial grade containers for urban areas; one of the best bear-resistant bins requires conversion to entire system [bins + specialized truck] however)

WasteCo Manufacturing
926 East Industrial Dr.
Dickinson, ND 58601
Toll Free 1-800-953-7004;
FAX 701-225-7040
(Bear-proof 3 cubic yard bins used by USFS in NW Montana)

Capital Industries
PO Box 80983
Seattle, WA 98108
Tel. 206-762-8585; FAX 206-762-5455
(front-load 4 cubic yard and 6 cubic yard bins w/ bear-resistant doors, and 1-3cubic yard rear-load bins w/ "mailbox" style door on top)

Bear-Resistant Food Storage

Arctic Fire & Safety
702 30th Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701
Toll Free: 1-800-260-3473
Ph. 907-452-7806
arcfire@mosquitonet.com
(15-85 gal. steel drums w/ lever and bolt-on locking ring lids)

Boxmaster
17000 Sierra Highway
Canyon Country, CA 91351
Tel. 805-298-2666; FAX 805-298-3733
(Manufactures permanently mounted storage boxes for campgrounds, etc.)

McClintock Metal Fabricators
455 Harter Ave.
Woodland, CA 95776
Tel. 530-666-6007; FAX 530-666-7071
www.mcclintockmetal.com
(Manufactures permanently mounted storage boxes for campgrounds, etc.)

Unitech of Alaska
2130 E. Dimond Blvd.
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Ph. 907-349-5142, FAX 907-349-2733
Toll Free: 1-800-649-5859
(Unitech carries a variety of steel drums with locking lids that work excellently for bear proof food and gear storage. They also have many other camp accessories: showers, toilet gear, etc.)

Northern Tool & Equipment
PO Box 1499
Burnsville, MN 55337-0499
1-800-533-5545
www.northerntool.com
(Sells military style ammo boxes)

Eagle Enterprises Inc.
700 W. Int. Airport Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Tel. 907-562-2331
www.ultimategear.com
(Sells the URSACK - a woven kevlar sack that is advertised as able to withstand a bear's repeated attempts to rip open; used in some national parks)

Bear Resistant Storage Options

Recreational Equipment Inc.
1200 Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
www.rei.com
Tel. 907-562-4565
(Sells "bear resistant food containers" BFRC for hiking)

Garcia Machine
Tel: (559) 732-3785
Fax: (559) 732-5010
Email: gmachine@psnw.com
(makes the bear resistant food containers and sells off the web)

Ursack
http://www.ursack.com/
(make the flexible bear resistant food storage bags)

Eagle Enterprises, Inc.
700 W. International Airport Road
Building B.
Anchorage, AK 99518
800-478-2331 (907)562-2331
(carry Ursack, pepper spray, flares)

Wyoming Outdoor Industries
440 West Yellowstone Ave.
Cody, WY 82414
Tel. 307-527-7061; FAX 307-527-7508
(Bear-resistant panniers for horse packing and camping; also sells army surplus ammo boxes, rocket boxes, and other heavy-duty cases that are bearresistant)

Bear-Resistant Pack Hanging System

Recreational Equipment Inc.
www.rei.com
(907) 272-4565
(bear resistant food containers, bear spray, noise makers)

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/index.shtml
(This is a web site from the Princeton Outdoor program with a good design for a hanging bag system)

Electric Fences

Margo Supplies Ltd.
PO Box 5400
High River, AB
CANADA T1V 1M5
Tel. 403-652-1932; FAX 403-652-3511
Email: margo@wldl-cntrl.com

Alaska Mill and Feed Company
1501 E. 1st Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
907-276-6016

Lowe's Hardware
333 E. Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99503
Ph. 907-563-0391
(carries the Fi-Shock line of electric fencing products including chargers, wire, insulators, testers, posts, etc.)

Fi-Shock Inc.
5360 N. National Drive
Knoxville, TN 37914-7380
1-800-251-9288
info@fishock.com

Alaska Power Fence
HCR 35250 Schade Lane
Homer, AK 99603
Tel. 907-235-7055; FAX 907-235-3408

Fence Emporium
Keenan Retherford (owner)
P.O. Box 2408
Palmer, AK 99645
www.fenceemporium.com
1-800-478-4049
Fax: 907-745-1668
(NOTE; For additional ideas and design considerations, refer to: Sinclair, L.E. 1997. Bear-proof food lockers, 2nd ed. USDA-FS Publ. 9723 181 1-SDTDC)

Perimeter Alarms/Fences

Margo Supplies Ltd.
PO Box 5400
High River, AB
CANADA T1V 1M5
Tel. 403-652-1932; FAX 403-652-3511
Email: margo@wldl-cntrl.com
(Sells 2 versions of a trip-wire perimeter alarm that encircles camps. One version is stand-alone; the other ties into an electric fence unit. Both emit very loud siren warnings. ~$150)

North Country Workshop
7320 Branche Cir.
Anchorage, AK 99518
ncworkshop@aol.com
(Sells a perimeter alarm for camps based on the tripwire concept; multiple channels, loud siren. ~$100)

BEAR DETERRENT & REPELLENT PRODUCTS

Home Automation Systems, Inc.
1-800-762-7846
www.smarthome.com
(Sells "CritterGitters" & strobe horn)

Margo Supplies Ltd.
PO Box 5400
High River, AB CANADA T1V 1M5
Tel. 403-652-1932; FAX 403-652-3511
Email: margo@wldl-cntrl.com
(Sells "Critter Gitters" and the auxiliary strobe horn)

Northern Tool & Equipment
PO Box 1499
Burnsville, MN 55337-0499
1-800-533-5545
www.northerntool.com
(Sells "CritterGitters")

Repellents - Pepper spray

The following are the EPA-approved manufacturers as of 1/2002

Counter Assault Bear Repellent
Bushwacker Backpack & Supply
120 Industry Court
Kalispell, MT 59901
Toll Free: 1-800-695-3394
www.counterassault.com

Guard Alaska Bear Repellent
McNeil River Enterprises
750 W. Dimond, Ste. 203
Anchorage, AK 99515
Toll Free: 1-888-419-9695
www.guardalaska.com

BearGuard
Guardian Personal Security Products
21639 North 14th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Toll Free: 1-800-527-4434
www.guardianproducts.com

UDAP Pepper Power
Universal Defense Alternative Products
13160 Yonder Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
Toll Free: 1-800-232-7941
www.udap.com

Bear Peppermace
MACE Security International
160 Benmont Avenue
Bennington, VT 05201
1-802-447-1503
www.mace.com

Repellents - Projectiles

Margo Supplies Ltd.
PO Box 5400
High River, AB
CANADA T1V 1M5
Tel. 403-652-1932; FAX 403-652-3511
Email: margo@wldl-cntrl.com
(Sells Strike 2 rubber slugs, safest and most effective slug currently available; also sells MK Ballistics Flex-Baton 12 ga.beanbags)

Northern Security
900 W. International Airport Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99508
Tel. 907-561-5602; FAX 907-563-3698
(Sells MK Ballistics Flex-Baton 12 ga. beanbags; NOTE: Northern also sells BD- 100 Bear Deterrent Round [plastic slug for 12 ga.], however these are less safe than the Margo Strike 2 recommended above)

MK Ballistics Systems
PO Box 1097
Hollister, CA 95024
Tel. 408-636-1504; FAX 408-636-8657
(Manufacturers/sells the "Flex-Baton" and "Deerbuster" 12 ga. beanbag rounds; the former is available only to LE agencies)

Repellents - Scare Cartridges

Margo Supplies Ltd.
PO Box 5400
High River, AB CANADA T1V 1M5
Tel. 403-652-1932; FAX 403-652-3511
Email: margo@wldl-cntrl.com

Northern Security
4109 Old Seward Highway
Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99503
Tel. 907-561-5602; FAX 907-563-3698
(Sells 12 ga. "crackershells" and "screamers", and 6mm "screamers" and "whistlers" as well as single-shot launchers)