What's the idea of the Sporran Tassels

[Farmer Jones]

As a follow-on to TheScot’s post, it's actually just grizzly bears to be aware of. People should learn to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat. Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to additionally contain small bells on leather thongs and smell of pepper.

I have just scanned the two most important Canadian Wildlife identification hand books. Both "What scat is that", and "Whose pooh In Canada" agree that on occasions, bells have been found in very large black bear scats, along with strips of scout merit badges.