How to Use Bear Spray

Grizzly bear consuming soapberries

Many people carry bear spray whereas touring in bear nation. However have you learnt how you can use it?

I all the time make some extent at the beginning of the summer time to examine my bear spray (it has an expiration date) and apply a drill for utilizing it. I don’t truly discharge the spray once I apply, however I be certain that of the next:

I can attain it simply once I carry it whereas carrying my backpack(s)
I can rapidly take away the protection
I’m snug with the burden of the can so I can purpose it precisely

My first plan when coping with bears is to keep away from confrontation. The bear spray is a fallback. And it takes only some minutes of apply to assist me really feel assured that I can deploy it in an emergency. It certain beats my final choice — to present the bear indigestion!!

Right here’s a video that exhibits how you can use bear spray if confronted by a harmful bear. It’s produced by the Be Bear Conscious Marketing campaign. It exhibits good apply when utilizing the spray and particulars how you can use it at completely different distances. Get pleasure from!