Jim NE
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Hi. I just saw something on another forum about bear attacks, and it reminded me of something I read in an outdoor magazine years ago. Many people carry pepper spray as bear protection, and it may be marginally effective, to a degree. But there's a small problem...
According to this article (I don't remember which magazine it was in) some outdoor products testers were trying out different sprays made by different manufacturer's - testing how far the spray streams went, how well they covered, potency, etc. - to write a product review column. After they were done with their tests, and were packing up to leave, they saw a couple of grizzlies come out of the woods and start LICKING the ground where they had been spraying the pepper!
It seems that, while bears don't like getting the stuff in their eyes, they apparently really like the taste of it! So if you're being charged by a bear and you accidentaly get some of the stuff on yourself, you might as well put on some mustard and ketchup, too, 'cuz you're likely to be lunch.
Now, I know that most people who post at the HighRoad aren't likely to be the type of people to carry pepper spray to scare off bears, but you might pass this info on to any treehugging, politico-correctus friends you might have. (While you're doing this maybe:)
According to this article (I don't remember which magazine it was in) some outdoor products testers were trying out different sprays made by different manufacturer's - testing how far the spray streams went, how well they covered, potency, etc. - to write a product review column. After they were done with their tests, and were packing up to leave, they saw a couple of grizzlies come out of the woods and start LICKING the ground where they had been spraying the pepper!
It seems that, while bears don't like getting the stuff in their eyes, they apparently really like the taste of it! So if you're being charged by a bear and you accidentaly get some of the stuff on yourself, you might as well put on some mustard and ketchup, too, 'cuz you're likely to be lunch.
Now, I know that most people who post at the HighRoad aren't likely to be the type of people to carry pepper spray to scare off bears, but you might pass this info on to any treehugging, politico-correctus friends you might have. (While you're doing this maybe:)
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