Is Bear Mace For Self Defense Really Necessary?

In this day and age, with a 24 hour news cycle that we are all subjected to, we have noticed an increasing use of alarmist tactics to get your attention. After all, the talking heads and their bosses are in a very competitive business. A good example of this is the increasing use of large numbers in headlines. The headline used to...

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Pepper Spray For Bears Is More Effective Than A Handgun

BEAR ATTACK In a fact sheet put out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entitled "bear spray versus bullets", the fact sheet pronounces that law enforcement agents for the service have experience that supports the reality that pepper spray for bears is more effective than a handgun. Based on their investigations of human bear encounter since 1992, "persons encountering bears and...

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What Is Bear Spray?

click image for more details Today is Veteran's Day-Thank a Vet today From a recent article about what to look for in a bear spray. "Two grizzly-caused deaths near Yellowstone National Park this summer, combined with celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna's bear spray encounter in Glacier National Park and the recent PBS documentary recounting the 1967 "Night of the Grizzlies" incident, have made...

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Bears Are Getting Ready For Hibernation-With Your Food

With the recent bear attacks around British Columbia come warnings that at this time of year the animals are trying to fatten up for their dormant winter months. In Whistler on Sunday, a black bear had to be destroyed after it got into a home and knocked down a resident. In another incident, a grizzly bear badly mauled a hunter in the...

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Don't Sensationalize Truth About Bears

In a video about a Colorado bear attack, the reporter said, “The man, by all accounts, is lucky to be alive.” This op-ed piece accompanied the video and reads as follows. "This is groundless fear-mongering, something the media uses instead of proper reporting. And, sadly, something that our wildlife agencies encourage. The truth is less sensational and far less likely to garner...

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Seven People Attacked By Bears

It is rare that bears attack humans unless the animal feels threatened or is being territorial. However, a girl who is 12-years old and was jogging in Michigan became the latest attack victim in a number of bear attacks. The attacks have been in five states with seven people injured since last Thursday. Officials are in the process of running tests on...

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Black Bear Sighting, Neighbors Warned To Be Cautious

This is a story of a black bear roaming a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. It seems the longer the bear wandered around the more people followed it which only made the bear more anxious and possibly more aggressive. You can read the rest of the story HERE. Every year about this time people go into the mountains to look at the...

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