bear encounters
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 24
bear encounters
hi all.. im gonna be backpacking for a few months; however, ive been thinking of taking my shotgun along in case of bears(brown bears where im going), however, it would be too heavy and probably illegal for me to carry that thing around through towns and all that....i was wondering if mace or pepper spray really works against bears
about a year ago..there was this really mean pitbull at my neighbors house that would come charging and growling at me whenever he saw me; so i decided to get pepper spray because. I was thinking that since mailmans use the stuff on dogs, then why shouldnt I....he ran right up to the fence and i unloaded the whole thing right in his face and he was soaking in it...he stopped barking for 5 seconds, licked it off his face looking abit strange, then started barking and growling like crazy again. The stuff didnt seem to work;
I wanted to know what would happen if i used it agaisnt a bear? would he also eat it and say "thank you for the hot sauce while i eat you for dinner"? or does it work differently against bears
I then came back to that stupid dog with a 1 million volt stun baton and stuck it in his mouth when he was barking....he took a big bite of it then i turned it on and he went crying away with his tail between his legs in less than half a second...would this too work on a bear?
about a year ago..there was this really mean pitbull at my neighbors house that would come charging and growling at me whenever he saw me; so i decided to get pepper spray because. I was thinking that since mailmans use the stuff on dogs, then why shouldnt I....he ran right up to the fence and i unloaded the whole thing right in his face and he was soaking in it...he stopped barking for 5 seconds, licked it off his face looking abit strange, then started barking and growling like crazy again. The stuff didnt seem to work;
I wanted to know what would happen if i used it agaisnt a bear? would he also eat it and say "thank you for the hot sauce while i eat you for dinner"? or does it work differently against bears
I then came back to that stupid dog with a 1 million volt stun baton and stuck it in his mouth when he was barking....he took a big bite of it then i turned it on and he went crying away with his tail between his legs in less than half a second...would this too work on a bear?
#5
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 24
#7
Here's a link to the US fish and wildlife service's fact sheet about bullets vs. pepper spray.
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/...ar%20spray.pdf
Just google bear deterent spray and you'll find people who sell it.
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/...ar%20spray.pdf
Just google bear deterent spray and you'll find people who sell it.
#8
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 20
Here's a link to the US fish and wildlife service's fact sheet about bullets vs. pepper spray.
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/...ar%20spray.pdf
Just google bear deterent spray and you'll find people who sell it.
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/...ar%20spray.pdf
Just google bear deterent spray and you'll find people who sell it.