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To: JB in Whitefish
I’d rather NOT be camping next to the family which allows their kids to sleep with loaded hand guns.....eh...???

Bear Pepper Spray works well too. I carry it on my mountain bike. The canister weighs less than 1 pound.

63 posted on 06/18/2007 9:39:51 AM PDT by 6SJ7
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To: 6SJ7
Bear Pepper Spray Study

Ummm... you need to be careful how you use that pepper spray. It turns out some bears love the stuff, positively are attracted to it, will seek it out and roll in it to lick their fur to eat it, and enjoy chasing people with it to get it.

Well, I made up that part about chasing people but it turns out it is a taste they love once they are exposed to it. Seems only a direct shot up their nose when the can is held about a foot away is effective, otherwise, spray it on the ground and let the bear stop and roll in it while you try to get away.
66 posted on 06/18/2007 9:47:11 AM PDT by Sundog (It's a good day for a catharsis.)
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To: 6SJ7

Bear pepper spray does, indeed, work.

Use of it against an attacking bear saves the bear the bother of remembering to bring his pepper mill to season his meal of Liberal Long Pig.


142 posted on 06/18/2007 8:57:58 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principle)
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