* Don't leave food out. Lock your food and coolers inside vehicles or suspend them at least 12 feet high between two trees.

* Don't scatter food scraps and other litter around your campsite or cabin area. And don't leave them in your fire pit, either. Place trash in an airtight container and lock it securely in the trunk of a car or inside a trailer before disposing of it properly.

* Don't keep food in the area where you're sleeping. After you finish cooking and eating, immediately clean your cooking grills and anything used to prepare, eat or clean up food. Cook away from your tent or sleeping area. Don't sleep in the clothes you wore while cooking or the clothes you wore while cleaning fish. Leave those clothes, along with utensils, rags and anything used to prepare, cook, eat and clean up food, at your cooking area or sealed inside a vehicle.

* Don't bring items with you that have a strong odor. Bears have extremely sensitive noses. Anything that has a strong smell, including deodorant, perfume and certain soaps, could draw a bear to your campsite.

* Never feed a bear. It will end in the bear's death.

More tips on how to stay safe in bear country, including what to do if you encounter a bear while hiking, are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/bearsafety.