I do hope the pepper spray you are using is specifically bear spray, not human grade pepper spray - the stuff for humans is not strong enough to deter a grizzly, and honestly, it often takes 2 cans of the bear spray to get them to actually leave.
(This is mainly a PSA for those that don’t live in bear country)
I do hope the pepper spray you are using is specifically bear spray, not human grade pepper spray
Given that bear spray is legal for typical civilians to possess in Canada, and the other one generally isn’t, I would think it’s a safe assumption to make that they are using the proper one when hiking in bear country.
Air horns are for black bears.
Don’t really help much for grizzly’s, those need 2 cans of bear spray to be safe.
Makes sense. I always figure if me yelling doesn’t spook the bear (black or brown) we’re in pepper spray territory.
Thankfully that doesn’t come up often 🤞
I do hope the pepper spray you are using is specifically bear spray, not human grade pepper spray - the stuff for humans is not strong enough to deter a grizzly, and honestly, it often takes 2 cans of the bear spray to get them to actually leave.
(This is mainly a PSA for those that don’t live in bear country)
Given that bear spray is legal for typical civilians to possess in Canada, and the other one generally isn’t, I would think it’s a safe assumption to make that they are using the proper one when hiking in bear country.
While legal to own, bear spray can be classified as a weapon if you use it on a person.
Dumbshit teenagers are finding out.
You can rest easy, it’s the right kind 😉