Mace and pepper spray are treated as the equivalent. We were asked for both at the border last year. I really do believe that they sell it at that store where we do the check-ins for those who want it. I haven't bothered with it but who's to say that is sound wisdom?  

Thank YOu Sir for info.

Hey... maybe we can all buy some on the way up and get a refund on it on the way home, assuming we don't get to use it! We can play their silly game. bw

Uncle Barry, I'm crushed! Didn't you tell us that your fearsome war cry was all that was needed to chase one monster bear off from 4 FEET away last year?! Pepper spray for you?! Now I realize you probably used your own "concoction" of "bear spray" made from eclairs, raw oysters, horseradish....no doubt discharged from a rear portal while running away!       :(     {Sigh) My idol has fallen!      

I'm just going to take a little beach nut and spit in their eye.  :cool:

A Country Boy Can Survive!  

I thought we were going to kill bears, not maim them.    although I do like the tazer idea for pure intertainment value.

Bear spray? We don't need no 'stinkin bear spray!
 

If they're gonna get all upset over some spray, I guess I'll quit thinking about it.        I set up my short ladder stand in the backyard today and added it to my shooting routine.  We went to a church garage sale on Sat and I picked up a foam step aerobics thingy for $1.  15x23 inches; with a little imagination it can kinda be a bear.  I should have a couple of holes shot in it by June 3.

I've been praticeing from a 5 foot tall tree stand...I've been praticeing dropping straight down off the platform,landing stradel my bear 3d target.Hands full of ears then I deliever two hard kicks in the ribs with my Danner boots and shout the command......gettie up gettie up....seems to be working OK on the 3d....bowdoc

Can I video that when you do it for real doc? I just want to see how you survive the drop!  

C'mon Steve-the old buzzard would break like glass, lol. It'd be great to see though. Two weeks guys!                            Grant

Oh yeah....when you give the command gettie up and they do not gettie up ... it's a good idea to gettie off and make sure you have a 10 pound ball of raw meat in your pocket.....bowdoc

I did see a video once of a martial arts expert that would drive a spear straight down thru the bears chest when it got directly under him.He was about 5ft off the ground.No Joke    So I will be expecting some of you more experienced bear skinners(Bow Doc) to be carrying a nice painted up spear somthing like Doc's Bow would be in order for such an event.  :D

Hill boy I saw that very same video of the dude with the spear kill the bear.Strage to say the least huh ?...maybe Tom might want to give that a try ?????? bowdoc

C'mon Tom, we're right behind you! Way, WAY behind you!   :D

I may have told this story before but it just reiterates the lack of respect Uncle Barry has for bears :-)

We were filiming in Alberta for the Spirit of the Bow video we did a few years back. Barry was the designated hitter and I had the camera. We got to the bait and there was already a good bear on it.

Barry says to me; "Do you want me to tree it?"
I said; "How you gonna do that?"
Barry says; I'll run at him.....he'll tree"
I said; "What if he doesn't tree?"
Barry says; "Either way you'll get good footage"

Trust me...the man has no fear when it comes to bears. Course, Bob Foulkrod didn't either!

QuoteOriginally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
We were filiming in Alberta for the Spirit of the Bow video we did a few years back. Barry was the designated hitter and I had the camera. We got to the bait and there was already a good bear on it.

Barry says to me; "Do you want me to tree it?"
I said; "How you gonna do that?"
Barry says; I'll run at him.....he'll tree"
I said; "What if he doesn't tree?"
Barry says; "Either way you'll get good footage"

Too Funny!!!!  

Hillboy,
The spearing of a Bear would be interesting.The closet I was to a live wild Black Bear was in Quebec were Bear Quest will be taking place and I went into bait with friend Allen to set up honey burn as we tip toed into stand location a Bear ran off.I told Allen to get into tree stand and I was underneath stand starting Honey Burn and a Bear started into bait :-) must have been same one that ran off,he was a standard Quebec Spring bear he proceeded in and out of bait site wondering what the big blob near  bait was :-) It was Me !!! 40 minutes I sat there with NO headnet,bug-juice (Thermocells had not come out yet) I did snap photo of Bear at bait and I was in sitting position the entire time when I snap picture Bear was 6 FEET from my outstretched hand !! The bugs hammered me I had blood dripping down my face.

Tom, You got it all wrong...Allen said the blood coming off your face Was The Bait    Doc

Biggie: I don't lack respect for bears but I'm not afraid of them... yet. The incident Curveman was mentioning earlier happened on last years Bear Quest hunt. I had a pretty bold bear on the bait that I didn't want to shoot. It was time to leave so I tried to spook him off a little. He didn't want to leave so I got agressive, climbed down and started throwing stuff at him. He moved off a little. I turned around to take my bow off the haul-line and there was another bear like 10 feet behind me. When our eyes met (remember he thought I was subordinate) he sort of false charged, short-hopping towards me popping his teeth. My bow was still on the haul-line so I had no choice, I got aggressive again, raised my arms over my head, roared and ran right at him. He let me get REALLY close (four feet?) before he moved off. Even then he wasn't really spooked, he just walked off a little. But it was enough to grab my bow and back out of there. I knew I'd just given him my best tough guy impersonation so the next move was going to be his. I hope I don't scare you new bear guys because this hunt is a ton of fun. bw