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Posted on 04/30/2019 4:45:02 PM PDT by SJackson
Grizzly bears are capable of running as fast as 40 mph.
Close encounters with hikers are a risk in the Yellowstone National Park area in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, and park rangers recommend packing protection akin to mace for Manhattan muggers — bear spray.
The grizzly population of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has more than tripled since 1987. About 150 call the park home. The bears were declared a "threatened species" in the lower 48 states in 1975. Grizzly relatives also reside in Alaska.
Non-lethal bear spray — carried in a cartridge resembling a small fire extinguisher — expels "a fine cloud of Capsicum derivatives to temporarily reduce a bear's ability to breath, see, and smell," according to the National Park Service.
That buys time for a quick escape from the agile beasts.
Grizzly bears are roughly 1 1/2 to 2 times larger than black bears, which also roam the area, according to the the park service. Grizzly males weigh between 200 and 700 pounds and females between 200 and 400 pounds.
Adult grizzly bears stand about 3 1/2 feet at the shoulder, can climb trees, run up and down hill, and swim.
(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...
I wonder if anyone has tested bear spray on bison and elk...
Headed to Wyoming on Friday ....
“Headed to Wyoming on Friday ...”
It’s a pretty large target. Easy to hit.
I can see it from my back deck [well, almost...]
Wife is in Yellowstone now, a four day trip with her Montana women’s hiking group.
Saw a lone wolf today. Heading to the Lamar Valley tomorrow as there are many wolf sightings. The bears are out as well.
She had a black bear encounter on a trail about a mile from our home last year. She didn’t panic, had her bear spray out, pointed and ready to employ when the bear turned away. Nice to know she knows what not to do.
Her group is comprised of many retired women from FWP wildlife biologists, Forest Service, avid hikers and wildflower experts. The last being my wife.
I carry high velocity lead bear spray myself. S&W .44 magnum with Buffalo Bore bullets.
I was searching for one of my ancestors from the mid- to late-1800s when I came across an unrelated family history about a man who went hunting with that ancestor in the mountains near what is now San Bernardino. They were attacked by a grizzly and apparently my ancestor ran down the mountain and brought back help but the victim eventually died from the attack. I don’t know at what point my ancestor left the victim so I don’t know whether he was heroic or cowardly or just faster on his feet but I do know that is the last record I can find about that ancestor. His fate is still a mystery.
Just like "Da Bears"...
“Buffalo Bore bullets”
I think they manufacture stuff as small as .357...
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