Camping In Unfamiliar Bear Country

First of all, NOT ME.  At least not without a local scout that is familiar with the local bears and surroundings.  I personally would not risk my life or the ones that may be with me just to go camping.  Now, let me back this up by saying, if I were more of an outdoorsman that I know I would enjoy being, I would have the knowledge to feel comfortable in this situation.  I have heard that a lot of the National Forests are actually recommending that everyone should carry a Bear Spray when entering these National Forests. 

"The Sierra Club wants the Forest Service to require everyone who enters a national forest in grizzly bear country to carry bear spray," Spokeswoman Heidi Godwin said in a news release.  "The proper use of bear pepper spray will reduce human injuries caused by bears, reduce the number of grizzly bears killed in self defense, and help promote the recovery and survival of the grizzly bear."

A prime example of the use of bear spray is as follows:

Gary Clutter, a big game hunter from Bozeman, had a face-to-face encounter with a grizzly while hunting a few years ago, and bear spray saved him from a dire situation.  "I caught the bear (with bear pepper spray) full in the face when it was four feet away.  It was like it hit a wall.  The grizzly turned and ran so fast toward her cub, she ran over it," Clutter said.  "Then, cub and sow were gone.  This worked exactly the way it was designed to work.  The bears didn't die and all I'm out is a can of bear pepper spray."   

Buy your Mace Bear Spray today.

Ken Potter

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