From the books I've read a firearm is still superior..hard to use spray in the wind, also spray is a deterent, there are examples of stubborn bears coming back for a 2nd mauling..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQAhKrOOww
From the books I've read a firearm is still superior..hard to use spray in the wind, also spray is a deterent, there are examples of stubborn bears coming back for a 2nd mauling..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQAhKrOOww
"Our arrows will block out the sun!" "Then we shall fight in the dark!" K.L. Government is not the solution to our problem, it is the problem. R.R. “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” M.F. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJ...fYFveARiWyqjQA
The large canister bear 'sprays' I bought many years ago weren't actually a spray at all.
It was a sizable stream that reached (if I can remember) about 15-20 feet. When each
of 2 cans I bought expired I used them for self training. Wind really didn't effect their
stream but being able to directly hit a rapidly approaching animal in the face was a challenge.
The canisters that emit a spray put out a much larger potentially effective barrier but can't
reach anywhere as far as the stream type. They are also much more effected by strong breezes.
Either type I've personally determined will only work if a bear isn't in full charge...and that's
providing you have time to un-holster and de-pin the canister. The best defense in my opinion
would be to have both a 'defender shotgun' and a canister of spray.
If you don't watch that whole youtube video a post back you gotta watch at 10 minutes in when he has some video from the day when he got back to his truck...that guy is hard as ****!
"Our arrows will block out the sun!" "Then we shall fight in the dark!" K.L. Government is not the solution to our problem, it is the problem. R.R. “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” M.F. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJ...fYFveARiWyqjQA
If the person practices ALOT, I'd tell em to carry a 45-70 or 12 with slugs.
But lots of people in the bush either don't use guns, or are probably going to miss when a bear is charging. For those people, I'd encourage spray.
Both guns and spray have pro's and con's depending on who's hands it is in. Gotta play within your skill set and hope for the best.
Pepper is for seasoning AFTER the bear is on the grill.
"BORN TO HUNT"
Foxton's Cuervo Gold "KEELA" Oct. 2004-June 2017. Always in my blind and my heart.
Thousands of people spend time in bear country and don,t own a firearm. They can carry bear spray.
Seems like a good idea to educate people on how to use it.