Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. park ranger demonstrates with a can of bear spray (Neal Herbert / NPS) Traveling in bear country calls for a heightened sense of ...

HELENA- As many prepare to go out with the start of deer and elk hunting season this weekend, the cold temperatures could hinder the effectiveness of one essential safety tool: bear spray. The Montana ...

Be Bear Aware Campaign Director Chuck Bartlebaugh said if people have time during a grizzly bear attack, they would ideally begin to spray when the bear is still 60 feet away. He suggests aiming ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee recommends the use of bear spray and reminds hunters and ...

Wildlife attacks on humans in Colorado are extremely rare. The risk goes up when recreating with dogs, which are at much bigger risk of being attacked by wildlife than humans. Bear spray is a highly ...

Many years ago, while fishing in Alaska’s Matanuska Valley, I found myself wishing I’d brought along some bear spray. I was hacking through some dense underbrush, finding my way to where it met the ...