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From the lens Bear Attacks! Tips to Help You Avoid or Survive One.

I'd welcome your comments or suggestions about this lens or hearing about any of your own experiences with bears.

  • JimB Nov 28, 2011 @ 11:21 am | delete
    Great question by TopToysForKids. It's vital to know that the defensive spray for use against bears is NOT the same pepper spray sold for "personal protection" against humans. The bear spray is a different formula and the canister delivers it at a much longer range. For bear protection, be sure you get a bear pepper spray with EPA registration for that use.

    See the details above in the section, "What you don't know CAN hurt you if you're carrying the wrong spray."
  • TopToysForKids Nov 28, 2011 @ 3:31 am | delete
    Hey Jim, excellent lens. Just wondering about pepper spray or bear pepper spray. What is the difference?
    I have never seen a bear up close in the wild. Saw one at Yellowstone, from a safe distance.
  • JimB Sep 26, 2011 @ 11:18 am | delete
    Antonio. You're welcome to use the information; the author is Jim Burnett, and you'll find a short bio at the upper right corner of this page. Thanks :-)
  • Antonia Sep 26, 2011 @ 7:44 am | delete
    Hello, I would love to use the information from this website for my seminar paper! But who was the author? Of course I want to name him :) Many thanks in advance, Antonia
  • carcamping Jul 24, 2011 @ 9:45 am | delete
    Loved your information! Very informative.
  • torontorealestate Apr 19, 2011 @ 3:17 am | delete
    Great information. My friend once met a bear, luckily it withdrew quickly...
  • Mia C. Ossorio Jan 31, 2009 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Thanks for the information. I was driving my son to child care when we saw a black bear running across someone's back yard. I was glad for the protection and speed of the car. These critters are fast. My son no longer goes there and I don't go into bear country often but it's best to know all you can. After all, you never know when you may just find yourself in unforseen circumstances.
  • Steve B. Nov 11, 2008 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    Excellent Information from a real Pro Mr. Jim Burnett! I was mauled by a female Grizz in Montana just a few miles from Yellowstone July 2008, while sleeping in my tent. I had nothing in or even close to me that would have attracted the bear, or so said the Montana Parks and Gallatin National Forest Rangers who investigated. She had been tagged/moved earlier for livestock deprecation in Wyoming. She now resides at the WSU Bear Center in Pullman, WA. I have the "Mark of the Grizzly" now, and would like to share your Safety Tips with folks who are attending some future talks I have been requested to present about my little life changing incident with the "Ursus Arctos Horribilis".
    Steve, A Survivor.
  • chefkeem Oct 3, 2008 @ 2:29 am | delete
    5*s and a hearty SquidAngel Blessing for this important information. I've had a close encounter with a brown bear once - I mistakenly peed on him in the dark of the night! The story is in my "Culinary Arts Alaska" lens...
  • jade Jul 2, 2008 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info, great web site
  • thetruthisoutthere May 30, 2008 @ 5:43 pm | delete
    I thank you so much for all the knowledge that you have shared with me thru this site.
  • purple83 May 1, 2008 @ 1:50 am | delete
    Great lens on bear attacks there are great products on amazon you could add like mase spray or tazer a non lethal way to protect yourself against wild animals. I love your lens 5 stars to you. Check out my new lens about when animals attack just click my name but beware very graphic content and not for the sqemish.
  • kiwisoutback Apr 24, 2008 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    Good to know...I've never even encountered a bear in the wild, but I guess I know what to do if we do...lensrolled this one onto our US Roadtrip lens!
  • EagleScoutMom Dec 10, 2007 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    Knowledge is power !!! Thanks for a great site !!!
  • jasmineann Oct 17, 2007 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    We were lucky enough to visit the Rockies last year and we did see several bears including a mom and 3 cubs! We were fortunate to be with people who understood and taught us how to behave around bears.It was wonderful.Excellent informative and educative lens! 5 stars!
  • Sean Oct 16, 2007 @ 10:08 am | delete
    I am an Eagle Scout that has, over the years come across all types of Bear. I am using your link to educate my Tiger Cubs for an upcoming Blueridge Mountain campout. I have been sniffed and moved by Grizzly in WY and AK. Walked away each time without stitches. Your lens is great and right on. Thanks
  • JOHN GLASS Oct 15, 2007 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    I FOUND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE RIGHT ON TARGET - MY RATHER EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH SMOKY MOUNTAIN BLACK BEARS HAS PROVEN MANY SUGGESTIONS TO BE TRIED AND PROVEN.
  • Sarah Oct 15, 2007 @ 8:35 am | delete
    I'm from Norway, where we've just had a fatal accident. A man was killed by a bear, and now the bear has been shot. Evenghough it's horrible, i don't think shooting the bear is the right aproach. If more people took the time to read imfo like this, both human and animal lives could have been saved!
  • Karendelac Sep 19, 2007 @ 12:03 am | delete
    I am passionate about animals and your lens is a solid 5 stars. I have just completed a Bird Rescue Lens ~~ Please click on Karendelac above, to view it.
  • Squidhead Jul 14, 2007 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    Great topic and content. 5*
  • Evelyn Jul 1, 2007 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    My husband and I had seen a bear with two cubs walking through a campground. Later that night we heard a rustling sound and turned around to find that the bear cubs were RIGHT behind us. We stood still and after awhile they left. The sow must have been very close. What kept her from attacking us?
  • MyrthaChang May 3, 2007 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Great lens. Voted you 5 stars. One time we left Rover's (dog) food out in his bowl and that brought - not bears, thank goodness - but squawking crows. We put all the human food away and forgot Rover's.
    Myrtha.
  • Classic Apr 27, 2007 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    Wow, yet another superb lens!
  • Susan1 Feb 23, 2007 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Very nice lens, I enjoyed the pictures. Never encountered a bear but will know what to do if I do Thanks!!!
  • Jimi Feb 23, 2007 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Good lens Jim! Never been to Grizzly country and now I feel better informed should I ever arrive.
  • rogercarr Feb 18, 2007 @ 7:39 am | delete
    Jim, great information. A few years ago, a friend and I found ourselves next to a bear during a hike. Fortunately, we knew not to try to outrun her. Your information would have been useful before that hike...

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