tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post7176899204209680256..comments2023-10-27T20:21:51.751-07:00Comments on Camera Trap Codger: Bear spray with a happy endingCamera Trap Codgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-27482445979934769692020-11-27T19:25:51.339-08:002020-11-27T19:25:51.339-08:00Reminds me of what I've heard about taser trai...Reminds me of what I've heard about taser training. Sound advice. Thanks, Woody.Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-23420727665233693142020-11-27T12:16:12.318-08:002020-11-27T12:16:12.318-08:00Great tale, too bad the bear puncturing the canist...Great tale, too bad the bear puncturing the canister wasn't caught on video. In well over 200 encounters with black bears, only two or three have ever made me nervous and only one of those threatened me (with jaw popping) so it's only recently that I've begun carrying pepper spray -- more for humans than black bears.<br /><br />During a training session 24 years ago we each received a full 0.5 oz canister of pepper spray in the face and eyes (much less than a canister of bear spray) -- it was a memorable experience. For a mammal with a much more sensitive sense of smell it must be even more of a shock; the only thing that would lessen the effect would be the bear's coat of hair, but that's not very thick on the face and does nothing for the eyes and nasal passages. I've long though that nobody should carry pepper spray unless they've received a dose themselves and understood both its effects and some of the best practices when it's used -- like it's best not to spray it into the wind.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.com