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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
Maybe I'm too nonchalant about bears, because that sounds like extreme overkill to me.
I'm curious what the odds of being mugged or raped are compared to the odds of a bear attack. For example, what should an outdoor woman's first purchase be? Pepper spray or bear spray?
I might be totally out to lunch and naïve for not worrying about bears, but every one I've encountered has had zero interest in hanging around to investigate the human further.
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It really depends where you go around Kananaskis. I tend to spend the majority of my time around the upper and lower lakes, and I would say I see a bear 1/5 of the time. Usually they are on the banks around the lakes and rivers, and I have seen them casually meander through some of the campgrounds there.
I have never had one charge me, but all it takes is once, so I tend to err on the side of caution.