North Pole woman uses insect repellent to fend off Granite Tors grizzly

newsminer.com ^ | 15 July, 2012 | Tim Mowry

[carenot]

More like a Yorki.

I have yet to hear of a Yorki that would run from anything.

[smokingfrog]

I wonder if they make natural bear repellent?

[goat granny]

I wonder if a can of spray paint would give a bear pause,especially if you got it in the eyes.....

[C210N]

Which might explain why Jones-Robinson went out and bought a gun Friday.

Great O-Henry-style ending.

[Paradox]

A can of wasp killer and a match should do fine.

[mosaicwolf]

My Yorkie “Winchester” is absolutely fearless. He has stood down many large breeds. I find it interesting and always wonder when a large breed will take Winchester with one bite.

[goat granny]

I have heard of improvised flame throwers but didn't know if they really worked..

[Rennes Templar]

“A can of wasp killer and a match should do fine.’

True. Wasp killer can work just as well if not better than pepper spray. Also good for human attackers. But it’s illegal to use it that way supposedly.

[GladesGuru]

A 37 mm flare pistol loaded with the appropriate “flare” will induce “Burnt Bruin Behavior” each and every time. Once a bear finds its fur on fire, its nose full of smoking holes, its ears crisped, and can’t figure why the sun suddenly got so dark - at that point it is not a risk to the flare gun user.

As the Bear BBQ has started, do not hike without a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce.

[Clara Lou]

ROFLOL!!

[saganite]

Not just FR, the Internet. Someone here has the tag line, proudly posting without reading the article.

[LaserJock]

“Not real clear how the dog behaved.”

I suspect the the girls were holding the dog back there for its own protection. I doubt very seriously any dog would hide behind its human as was implied by the story. I’ve seen little yip dogs try to take on horses.

[Navy Patriot]

Being unarmed in such an area is unwise.

[stormer]

You need to get to town more often...

[bandleader]

I hope she bought at least a .44 Remington Magnum.

[Plumberman27]

Yep, and there i was kneeling over this bear turd making sure it was the smell of pepper that my keen nose detected when suddenly this paw came out of nowhere and..........Well anyways that is how this here ear ended up getting sewn back onto my neck kids. It just goes to show you, do not bend over in the woods when bears are around.

[Timmy]

I literally LOL’d at the end of your sign.

[MachIV]

Two words.......Marlin 45-70.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Why infringe on the most time-honored of all FR traditions, commenting before reading the whole article and the existing comments.

LOLOLOL!

[RedMDer]