[pct-l] Bear Repellant

[markwright at lazy-son-of-a-bitch.com (Mark Wright)]

I thought I would double check and see if I could find where I heard  
this. Though I didn't find a reference to this exact incident (I didn't  
look too hard) I did find this, which supports the basic idea behind my  
original email:

http://www.absc.usgs.gov/research/brownbears/pepperspray/pepperspray.htm

Scroll down to the "I have heard that bear spray actually attracts  
bears? Who would want to use something that does that?" section.

In short, use pepper spray as it is intended - spray it into the bears  
face. Do not spray it onto something unless you want to attract bears.


Mark
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On May 26, 2004, at 2:51 AM, Gray wrote:

> Bullshit.
>
> Gray
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-
>> bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Mark Wright
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:55 PM
>> To: Pacific Crest Trail Mailing List Pacific Crest Trail Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Repellant
>>
>> I heard about an incident in Alaska where they sprayed a beach with
>> pepper spray to keep the bears off the beach, but it did not have the
>> intended effect. They came back to find bears rolling around on the
>> beach like a cat does with catnip. Apparently, spraying it directly on
>> a bear can be an effective repellant, but spraying it on a surface  
>> only
>> attracts them.
>>
>>
>> Mark