Spray is better than nothing, I guess. I believe the range is supposed to be 10 feet? If a bear is charging, in the time it takes to go from that 10 feet to your face, you would have to be EXTREMELY lucky to make the blast of spray count!
When the bear attacks, if you don’t have a banger, instead of bear spray, it is better just to have a co-worker with you who runs slower than you! ;>}
A slower running liberal? I’d have a hard time feeling bad heh
“I don’t have to outrun the bear, sweetie, I just have to outrun you.”
I think the bear spray is more like 30 feet. I’ve heard where the bear spray is quicker than trying to get an aimed shot off and will scare the bear off (even just the sound and the fog). But sometimes they come back in a few seconds - so then a gun is needed.
I try to carry both, but often it is just the shotgun loaded with Brenneke slugs. So far the bears know we are out there working and stay clear.