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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
No. No I have not.
I have, however, hiked and camped quite a bit in bear country. I've seen dozens of black bears, and a few Grizzlies, and I've used bear bangers to varying degrees of success. Sometimes they run, sometimes they don't even flinch. But, they can be a great tool when used properly.
I cannot stress this enough, trying to shoot a bear in the mouth is not using it properly.
You know what would probably work a lot better if a bear is 10' away? Bear spray...the thing invented for exactly that purpose.
You have some very misguided ideas of what bear encounters are like, and what to do in the event you're actually involved in one.
For your own safety, get, carry, and learn how/when to use bear spray, and how/when to properly use bear bangers.
For your own legal protection, leave the bear bangers at home when you're going to a National Park, because carrying them in the park is 100% illegal.
You're giving off real future "Local man charged with..." or "Local man injured while...." vibes with this whole conversation.
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Dude I have bear spray and I even bought an inert can to practice. I guarantee I think and plan for bear encounters more than anyone. I'm the exact guy you'd want by you if a bear attacked.
You'd seriously rather have no spear than a spear if a bear was attacking you? That's ridiculous. It seriously makes no sense. I wouldn't wish a bear attack on anybody, of course, but if anybody is sitting here reading this I really hope you think back on how dumb you thought carrying a spear was while you're getting mauled by a bear trying to fend it off with your fingernails. I mean, come on. I'm not sure if you're trolling or what at this point.
But anyway, I only posted because that spear is back in stock and I thought some people would be interested since this is the knife enthusiast thread.
I will try to find a link that works on the bear bangers in the park. I'll probably hide it better than clipping it to the outside of my shoulder strap at the very least, so I appreciate your insight there.