The most extensive study to date on bear self-defense shows that bear spray is more effective than firearms at deterring ...

They found that bear spray was more effective than handguns or long guns in deterring attacks. What’s more, the researchers found that bears inflicted injuries on humans in 56% of the inci dents ...

Any charging animal can be deterred with bear spray, even if you're not in bear country. Here's why you should always carry ...

Five weeks before that, two bowhunters looking for elk north of West Yellowstone shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear, then wounded a juvenile grizzly that also came at them. Get any of our ...

Firepower: The 10mm Auto has become the darling for backcountry carry, and there are many kinds of ammo loaded that are optimized for use against bears. The .357 Magnum also has a wide variety of ammo ...

A spike in violent incidents involving bear spray has Burnaby RCMP urging the city to adopt a bylaw to restrict its sale in the city – especially to youth. Calls involving bear spray jumped 36 per ...

Disappointed, angered and disgusted is how Saskatoon’s Royal Stevens felt after being a victim of a bear spray attack in mid-October. On Oct. 16, Stevens and his father were coming home from a road ...

A bylaw brought in by Vancouver city council in March 2023 to decrease the number of crimes committed by young people and adults armed with bear spray is having the desired effect on violent incidents ...

Another bear spray attack in Bridge City happened on Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon Police Service were called to the 200 Block of Nesbitt Crescent around 4 p.m. In a news release officers found a male ...