There's the rub in this case. They are picking up salmon post spawning, making measurements, hacking off the heads, extracting the ear bones (the otoliths) and collecting other DNA; all in the bears' backyard. But she's been doing this for some years and knows how to keep the bears aware and away. She's never had a close call but will occasionally get a little too close for my comfort...



Been to Alaska a couple of times, everyone needs to go there once.