Utah wildlife officials have set up traps in a canyon above Bountiful after a man reported a bear encounter at a campsite in the canyon early Thursday.
The incident happened shortly after midnight, according to Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokesman Mark Hadley. He said a father and son had set up a tent at the Buckland Flats Campground when the father woke up to the sounds of grunting and sniffing coming from outside the tent.
He and his son then packed up and left the area once the animal had left, reporting the incident to the Davis County Sheriff's Office through its nonemergency line. "It's not surprising to see a bear up in that area," Hadley said. "But the fact that a bear would come up to a tent — we'd like to go ahead and trap the bear and move it if we can."
They urge people who are out in bear country to "bear-proof" any food and supplies by storing food, snacks and scented items, such as deodorant and toothpaste, in areas where bears can't reach them, like a locked trailer or the trunk of a car. People should also keep their campsite clean to help prevent bears from being attracted to the site.
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