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Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/16169
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<p>I'm planning an overnight hiking trip and want to try cooking fish. We will be camping at an established backcountry site on the trail, which has a spot for a tent near a fire ring.</p>

<p>However, this is in an area with black bears. I know to hang all my food and other scented items in a bear bag, and not to eat in the tent. Beyond that, <strong>what additional precautions should I take for smelly foods?</strong></p>

<p>Typically I just bring less smelly things like trail mix and energy bars, and nothing has ever bothered my site or bear bag (as far as I know!), but I'm worried that fish scent would be way more attractive.</p>

<p>For instance:</p>

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<li>Should we cook further away from the tent than usual? (There are a number of sites along the hike, so cooking dinner at one site and hiking a bit farther is a possibility.)</li>
<li>What is the best way to dispose of the "juices", grease, etc. left over from cooking?</li>
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