>>966120Seriously though, bear spray only works if you use it, use it correctly, and at the correct time and distance from the bear.
Best case scenario, its definitely a bear, at the correct distance away, with little to no wind, you are holding the spray correctly, and you operate the can correctly in such away that you definitely hit the bear. If all that lines up, yeah ill admit bear spray MIGHT be more effective, and may dissuade the bear.
But if any of those dont match up, your fucked hard if you dont carry a gun.
What about a moose? A bobcat? A cougar? Wolves? More than one bear? Even a porcupine can fuck you up, can you tell me bear spray will stop every one of those, or any other animal that might mess you up? Literally any number of extenuating circumstances in which a gun would serve you better.
Bear spray is what you give out to hikers in a national park where there was a bear sighting 15 miles away to make them feel better. When you go in the bush, any kind of dispersed or primitive camping, bring a fucking gun.
