I wasn't scoffting at carrying bear spray. Even 50% odds is ok with me. It is just that it goes with the false sense of security we were talking about. The naturalist talked about people thinking they were John Wayne with two cannisters on their belt. "Bring em on!" sort of mentality.

Not winning the lottery is no big deal, but getting surprised by a bear and then getting a bigger surprise that the spray you were counting didn't even slow him down is a major problem.

Howie