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Bear spray does not always work. Many, including at least one "expert" claimed that it never failed when employed. They were wrong.
1 posted on 10/11/2016 3:30:33 PM PDT by marktwain
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2 posted on 10/11/2016 3:36:55 PM PDT by umgud (ban all infidelaphobics)
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Bear spray does not always work.

Still it's an improvement over Bear Roll-On.

3 posted on 10/11/2016 3:38:25 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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Some folks are just too stupid to be alive

Why draw attention to yourself when a bear is passing by


4 posted on 10/11/2016 3:39:16 PM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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Bear pepperspray = Human seasoning for bears


8 posted on 10/11/2016 3:49:47 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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Bear spray works if the bear is standing still. But in this case, the bear was running so fast that the spray didn’t affect him.


9 posted on 10/11/2016 3:59:09 PM PDT by LydiaLong
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Well, there are Black Bears and Brown/white Bears.


11 posted on 10/11/2016 4:02:44 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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I handled a Glock 40 MOS in 10mm this past weekend.

I already have something for bear--6 rounds of 44mag.

Which is better? 220gr at 1200fps (x13)? Or 240gr at 1350 (x6)?

12 posted on 10/11/2016 4:03:02 PM PDT by nonsporting
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In real life, bear spray works very well, and not just against the curious bear. This is one exception proving the rule. I can show you far more handgun failures against grizzlies.

I notice he was good enough after the incident to stand there and make a you tube video. Looks like the bear impacted him and didn’t hang around.


14 posted on 10/11/2016 4:08:55 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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Hey, I got half eaten by a bear but took time to make this video before going to the hospital.

LOL

People and their priorities.


15 posted on 10/11/2016 4:09:57 PM PDT by TomGuy
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It is also easy to get it confused with “bare spray”, which is used at raunchy parties to remove a person’s clothes....if used on a bear, it simply desolves the animals fur and makes them angry! Not good!


17 posted on 10/11/2016 4:13:27 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Hating Islam is the natural consequence of caring about people in the Middle East, including Muslims)
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Hiker: Should I carry a gun into bear country?
Ranger: Absolutely not. We recommend you wear these little bells so the bear will know your coming and won’t be surprised. We also recommend you carry this bear spray made out of pepper. We also recommend you be very careful if you see any bear scat (poop)?
Hiker: How will I recognize bear scat?
Ranger: It will have little bells in it and smell like pepper.


21 posted on 10/11/2016 4:24:46 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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My first day of working for the US Forest Service, I walked by a guy who was packing a revolver.

I asked my Trail Crew partner if the guy with the revolver thought he was a gunfighter or something.

My partner told me to shut up.

The guy with the revolver had been part of a six man Trail Crew that got between a Grizzly sow and her cubs.

When she was done with them, the guy with the revolver was the only man left who could move.

He carried a pistol after that.

I shut my mouth.


23 posted on 10/11/2016 4:26:24 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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For those of you who like to visit Western Montana.....

The story is that one of the Indian tribes came down with one of the illnesses their immune system wasn’t ready for.

It wiped out the village.

Grizzlies are scavengers.

They fed on the dead Indians.

Those Grizzlies came to like the flesh of humans.

I’m not saying that Grizzlies in Western Montana developed a gene that makes them crave human flesh, but I never give them the chance to prove that theory.

Bwahahahahahaha!

Welcome to Big Sky Country!


24 posted on 10/11/2016 4:32:08 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Bear spray never works if mama has cubs.

Casul .454 is an alternate spray that rarely fails.

velocity = approx mach 2.
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26 posted on 10/11/2016 4:38:14 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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my .44 mag taurus was purchased just for that occasion but i’m not in bear woods much these days. Got a nice holster made for it too.


36 posted on 10/11/2016 5:46:37 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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i have a video of a guy that is advertising bear calls. it’s called “they come to eat” he has some big bears come within a foot of him hiding behind a tree and sprays them effectively. but no sow on a mission.


37 posted on 10/11/2016 5:50:48 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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Guy in the photo doesn’t just look alive, he looks ALIVE!!!
On an adrenaline high.


46 posted on 10/11/2016 6:50:27 PM PDT by kanawa (The 1st job of a 'community organizer' is to disorganize the community)
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