Quoted By:
I live on Kodiak Island and I encounter bears Mayne 30-40 times a year. 99.999% of the time just yelling at them will make them go away. I carry a 10mm 1911, a Remington R1. Drew it once but I've never shot a bear with it. I have killed two bears, but both with brenneke slugs from a Mossy 500. One was in my chicken coop, and the other had been in mine in my neighbors trashcans for a week up and down the road. Anyway, I do not recommend bear spray. It seems to me that the most common use of it is accidental discharge in a plane, car, bag or anything. And despite what the package claims they don't work well in rain, or even a light breeze.
