Get Bear Spray Waiver

There are reasons why bear spray should be the first choice for anybody recreating in bear country, he says, pointing to Smith's research in Alaska that showed bear spray to be 92 percent effective in deterring attacks by grizzly, black and polar bears.

Accidental Contamination. The inflammatory properties of the bear spray will affect humans in a similar way as it does bears. A person contaminated with bear spray will experience the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and lungs to swell and be irritated.

So where a habanero might top out around 300,000 Scoville heat units a measurement for spiciness bear spray is more like 2 million. On the skin, it feels like terrible sunburn. My cheeks, chin and neck starting to sting.

Bear spray isn't designed to fend off humans, but one reason you might see people carrying it for self defense (in real life and in fiction) is that it's legal in places where pepper spray isn't. It just isn't as effective. You'll have to wait until book three to see if and when oleoresin capsicum gets used.

Use bear spray only to spray an attacking bear in the face. If a bear charges you, spray when the bear is between 30-40 feet and aim at slightly downward angle.

The Service supports the pepper spray policy of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, which states that bear spray is not a substitute for following proper bear avoidance safety techniques, and that bear spray should be used as a deterrent only in an aggressive or attacking confrontation with a bear.

Bear spray isn't designed to fend off humans, but one reason you might see people carrying it for self defense (in real life and in fiction) is that it's legal in places where pepper spray isn't. It just isn't as effective.

FirSt aid treatment For Bear SPray Anyone who's been accidentally sprayed should be moved from the contaminated area to fresh air as quickly as possible. They should stay still, breathe normally, and relax. Most major effects of the spray should dissipate in 30 to 45 minutes.

VANCOUVER Bear spray is legal in B.C. and is sold in many popular outdoor shops, but police warn that carrying the potentially harmful substance could lead to criminal charges.