Originally Posted By Howie
I can’t imagine how they come up with a 50% statistic like that. What did they do, run out and spray a bunch of bears to see the results? She didn’t really explain whether it had more to do with the technique (i.e. correct distance, wind direction etc) or whether it was just because some bears are more immune to the spray? It is one of those things where a guy might find out the hard way and not live to tell the tale.

I have some bear spray but so far I have not carried it. Mostly black bears where I go, but grizzlies are a possibility too.

Howie


If you're nose to nose with a grizzly, you're already in deep doo-doo. Whether the pepper spray works as advertised does not add to the severity of the consequences.