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Grizzly paw offers eye-opening perspective

Brandi Houser displays the paw size of a grizzly bear killed by Charlie Shutt during a 2014 hunt on the Deshka River near Anchorage, Alaska. (Charlie Shutt)
Brandi Houser displays the paw size of a grizzly bear killed by Charlie Shutt during a 2014 hunt on the Deshka River near Anchorage, Alaska. (Charlie Shutt)

WILDLIFE -- For all of you heading to Alaska or the coastal region of British Columbia, this photo offers a big validation to the guidelines I've been preaching about camping in grizzly country.

Look at that paw and those claws and say after me: 

"I will store my food properly, cook away from sleeping areas and carry bear spray."

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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