You can see the four-minute video, which shows the bear mashing a tent, sleeping bag and cooler, at http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/07-06/safe_camp.php.

A few simple rules can keep you safe, said Kevin Bunnell, mammals program coordinator for the DWR.

"And by following these rules, you'll be helping other people too," Bunnell said in a DWR news release about bear safety. "A bear may not visit the area while you're there, but the food you leave out and the litter you leave behind could bring a bear to that same area after you leave. And that could create a serious problem for people who camp in the area after you."

Here are the DWR's bear safety tips:

- Lock food and coolers inside a vehicle or suspend them at least 12 feet high between two trees, so bears can't reach them. Or store food in a bear-proof container, available at sporting-goods and outdoor stores.

- Don't scatter garbage, food scraps and fat drippings around a campsite or leave them in a fire pit. Place them in an airtight container, lock them in the trunk of a vehicle or inside a trailer, and take them home. If bear-proof garbage cans are available in the campground, you can also leave them there.

- After cooking and eating, clean cooking grills and anything used to prepare, eat or clean up food.

- Don't keep food where you're sleeping.

- Cook away from tents or sleeping areas. And don't sleep in the clothes you wore while cooking or 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 camping that have a strong odor. Anything that has a strong smell, including deodorant, perfume and certain soaps, could draw a bear to your campsite.

- Never feed a bear.

Learn the bear necessities for safe camping

Find more tips at www. wildlife.utah.gov/bearsafety