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Dwayne; I agree its been a nasty fall season for bears! I mostly hunt birds now but pack the pepper spray on my hip and keep a cartridge carrier with both 00 and slugs. But weather or not I would have enuff time to get them into the gun is iffy. I hunt alone in the back country, always have. I don't wanna run into one and hope I never do. My plan is the spray to the face.
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CBC Whitehorse is saying a woman has died after an encounter with a bear near Teslin yesterday. from what i have heard in town they were on the south canol road camping. attacked by a bear, they killed the bear but the lady died at Teslin. waiting for more infos ... around here we know some people that got this year attacked and even a friend had to shoot a grizly sow at 3 meters.
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I see some details on another thread. This was a very aggressive bear that entered a home and then pursued the woman outside where she was killed. I have been cutting wood all fall and can tell you there are no berries this year which i believe is the main reason for the bears being bold
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Is there a best bear spray?
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Double ought Buck seems to work good at short range, otherwise a good slug is the fix.
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Double ought Buck seems to work good at short range, otherwise a good slug is the fix. The bear was an old adult male grizzly. The husband killed it with a 30/30
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Was replying to the ? about the best spray
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Just asking Keith, a spray can might fit better in a fishing tackle box than say, a twelve gauge pump?
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Reminds me of th estory about the guys who recommended bear spray to be carried and little bells to be pinned on to let the bears know you were there so they wouldn't be surprised. They said the best thing about it is that the remains of the humans could be identified by the cayenne flavour of the bear stool, and the undigested bells. The best spray is still a Remington 870 and alternating 00Buck and slugs.
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Is there a best bear spray? UDAP is supposed to be very good. It was developed by a man who was hunting and a Grizzly chewed him up seriously. After recuperating, he created a powerful spray. www.udap.comL.W.
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Reminds me of th estory about the guys who recommended bear spray to be carried and little bells to be pinned on to let the bears know you were there so they wouldn't be surprised. They said the best thing about it is that the remains of the humans could be identified by the cayenne flavour of the bear stool, and the undigested bells. The best spray is still a Remington 870 and alternating 00Buck and slugs. BS P+. READ THIS and THIS not to mention shooting a bear chewing on your pard with a scattergun has obvious drawbacks...
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Having been issued with "pepper spray" for personal defense, and having trained with the stuff, I can tell you that there are a few factors that limit its usefulness. Chief of these is air current movement and the risk of cross contamination. Believe me when I tell you, that if this stuff works on bears and dogs, it will also work on humans -- and the user is a human. A little breeze can carry the capsicum spray back in your face, and render you useless to defend yourself.
Under ideal conditions (if they ever exist) it can be effective, but we were always told to be aware of cross contamination, and even a little goes a long way in the wrong direction.
But and it is a big but, I am no expert on bear attacks or the usefulness of spray on bears. I do know 00Buck is very effective -- been there and done that quite a few times.
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