I'm more of a camper/dayhiker, and carry a weapon primarily for defense against unruly humans. At any rate, bears/lions/etc don't draw any distinction. I see bear sign regularly when I'm out and about.
I live out of town, and close enough to bear country that the USFS had to trap one out of my neighbors yard, a quarter mile away, a couple years or so ago. Point being, a person does not need to spend days on end in the back country to encounter a bear, mountain lion, or whatever. And I draw no distinction between particular species.
My only encounter with a Grizzly and her cub was in the Crazies back in the 1970s. I/we kept a respectable distance, but Dad had a 30-30 in his hands.
I have no quarrel at all with your choice of spray. We all make our choices, and take our chances.
The arrogance part is you labeling anyone who doesn't opt for spray, as you do, as an idiot. It's Brad's way, or your an idiot....
