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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1235727" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p><strong>Re: Bear Spray Failure Documented by Survivor</strong></p><p></p><p>Members participating in this Thread should be interested in reading of this brown bear mauling incident. The bear was a sow, with cubs. The victim states he showered the charging bear in the face with his bear spray for 3-4 seconds just prior to getting knocked down and mauled. The sow never displayed any signs of discomfort or physical stress/strain in response to the bear spray. She attacked, disabled the victim, and then stood over the mauling victim until she decided to walk away. I can hear the counter-arguments now... "This was a unique brown bear that was immune to bear spray. The guy had defective bear spray. The guy didn't shove the nozzle on the can up the bear's nose prior to discharging the spray. It really really really works all the rest of the time." Maybe so, but all the rest of the times in the world count for nothing during this man's time of need.</p><p></p><p>Here's a link to the article, with direct quotes from the mauling victim. <a href="http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/ap/state/after-bear-attack-guide-goes-into-woods-more-prepared/article_b661166b-32a6-5a77-babd-143bec0a276d.html?mode=jqm" target="_blank">After bear attack, guide goes into woods more prepared - State - Dothan Eagle</a></p><p></p><p>Might want to read this if your decision has been to protect your health and life from bears with solely bear spray. Here are the most telling quotes from the victim:</p><p></p><p>"<em>Then I heard a big roar, a really intense sound and the first connection I made in my brain was that it was a chainsaw — 'Oh, there's some logging going on. No, that's not right, it's a bear,'</em>" he described.</p><p></p><p>As he ran toward the front of the group, Justa un-holstered his bear spray, which he hadn't used since training, and took the safety off.</p><p></p><p>"<em>I didn't actually see the bear on Marika at all because the bear was already charging towards me. It closed the gap really fast, must have been five or 10 seconds,</em>" Justa said. "<em>I stood and I sprayed, and it hit the bear right in the face for a least three or four seconds. Then, it bit me in my right leg and knocked me down and bear spray got flung off.</em>"</p><p></p><p>Justa said he can't be sure if the sow felt the threat was neutralized or if the bear spray actually worked.</p><p></p><p>"<em>What I was expecting was some sort of reaction, like you or I would do if we got sprayed in the face with pepper spray, like be taken aback, and that didn't happen. It just kept coming at me, but it didn't keep attacking when I was on the ground. It just decided to walk away</em>," he said.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/pdhorwath/Justa%20Bear%20Bites_zpsfvvrak67.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1235727, member: 4191"] [b]Re: Bear Spray Failure Documented by Survivor[/b] Members participating in this Thread should be interested in reading of this brown bear mauling incident. The bear was a sow, with cubs. The victim states he showered the charging bear in the face with his bear spray for 3-4 seconds just prior to getting knocked down and mauled. The sow never displayed any signs of discomfort or physical stress/strain in response to the bear spray. She attacked, disabled the victim, and then stood over the mauling victim until she decided to walk away. I can hear the counter-arguments now... "This was a unique brown bear that was immune to bear spray. The guy had defective bear spray. The guy didn't shove the nozzle on the can up the bear's nose prior to discharging the spray. It really really really works all the rest of the time." Maybe so, but all the rest of the times in the world count for nothing during this man's time of need. Here's a link to the article, with direct quotes from the mauling victim. [url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/ap/state/after-bear-attack-guide-goes-into-woods-more-prepared/article_b661166b-32a6-5a77-babd-143bec0a276d.html?mode=jqm]After bear attack, guide goes into woods more prepared - State - Dothan Eagle[/url] Might want to read this if your decision has been to protect your health and life from bears with solely bear spray. Here are the most telling quotes from the victim: "[I]Then I heard a big roar, a really intense sound and the first connection I made in my brain was that it was a chainsaw — 'Oh, there's some logging going on. No, that's not right, it's a bear,'[/I]" he described. As he ran toward the front of the group, Justa un-holstered his bear spray, which he hadn't used since training, and took the safety off. "[I]I didn't actually see the bear on Marika at all because the bear was already charging towards me. It closed the gap really fast, must have been five or 10 seconds,[/I]" Justa said. "[I]I stood and I sprayed, and it hit the bear right in the face for a least three or four seconds. Then, it bit me in my right leg and knocked me down and bear spray got flung off.[/I]" Justa said he can't be sure if the sow felt the threat was neutralized or if the bear spray actually worked. "[I]What I was expecting was some sort of reaction, like you or I would do if we got sprayed in the face with pepper spray, like be taken aback, and that didn't happen. It just kept coming at me, but it didn't keep attacking when I was on the ground. It just decided to walk away[/I]," he said. [IMG]http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/pdhorwath/Justa%20Bear%20Bites_zpsfvvrak67.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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