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According to my grade 9 basic math class that I barely passed, if I carry both a gun and bear spray, I have a 170% chance of stopping the bear. 😁

One thing I almost guarantee guarantee no study would reflect is (1) whether the firearm was immediately accessible, (2) whether the person was even moderately proficient with the firearm, (3) their hit rate during the encounter. I almost guarantee that a lot of people carrying handguns while hiking put them in a backpack, or somewhere else that's not immediately accessible. If it's not immediately accessible it's essentially useless for self defense.

Im not sure why people argue over this. Just use both! Im a gun guy and wount not every say a gun is ALWAYS the best defense.

Just recently went through a bear education course , im live in Montana, by the fish and wild life guys. There data showed that using a weapon is futile becuase hitting a bear in a vital are that stops them is like hitting a bouncing football. Whereas bear spray should be the first defence with a weapon if needed. In very rare instances, bears pish theough the spray, normally due ro poor aim or wind issues.

Honestly, bear spray is more likely to be used because of its non-lethal nature than a gun. Not to mention the more involved nature of weapons training vs spraying a hairspray aerosol can. So, I believe there is a skewed comparison.

As an Alaskan , I'd rather have both bear spray AND a gun . Winds in Alaska can make using bear spray difficult because sometimes you can't use the spray because the wind is coming towards you from the bear's direction .

😅 well I have been hiking the mountains in bear country for 40 years.If you rather have bear spray in bear country good for you.But I have seen what they do to people. The wind could be blowing in your direction 😅. And you become food.I will keep my 10 mm and 12ga.

Bear Spray is a scam. I am a dealer and saying that. The weakest link is the nozzle, it does not spray/aim. I tried them all. I could not even get a racoon on a picnic table. It is a scam. Sorry, but true. I will do a video on this.

Every case is different👍👍👍

Has NO ONE thought of... Bear Spray and A Slug in one delivery System called a Shotgun ?? Any reason why that couldn't work ? If course, cleaning your Gun later might make you cry.🤭

a cattle prod

Someone actually intelligent talking about it for a change.

Shotgun with Black Magic Magnum slugs. I live in Alaska. Met a guy who had his face ripped off by a bear. Guess how they stopped the bear attack?

Truth

Great message about life!

Black bears, brown bears, polar bears and Big Foot!

Nature is wonderful. I'm going to go sit in the sun for the rest of the day.

gun hands down if i face severe injury or death after i am dead i want to be sure to have defended my past life the best way possible that is with a firearm , Looking back on my death i dont want to see myself stupidly trying to fight of a beast with some smelly liquid.

1) Why would you shoot at the bear when it's 20 feet away? I have always heard that the number 1 problem with shooting a bear is that people start shooting when it's too far away. 2) Why do we have all these CZcams videos making fun of people who died trying bear spray? Maybe the problem isn't that guns don't work, maybe the problem is people don't train properly with guns. And why would I risk being blind AND being mauled at the same time?

Oh my gosh!!!! Amazing video!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Your example about not trusting the NRA if they were to report on the use of firearms is naive. The NRA is principally about firearms safety.

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So you like getting down on your knees when things get hard ok

Total trash, Facts. Bear spray only works when the bear is not truly committed. bluff charge, startle or fear advancment. i.e. cases where the bear was not going to full-on attack anyway. This is where bear spray works. However, if a bear black or brown flips the switch and is now focused on you for food or territorial or cubs. The gun is your only hope. you could put that entire can on the bear and it would run right through it and not stop until you are stopped. This is reality. The good news, the majority of bear encounters are cases were the bear is not committed. Again bear spray only works in cases when the bear is not fully committed to the attack.

Wish more people were data focused and open minded. I’ve changed my outlook on different things in my life more than a few times. It’s when somebody ignores everything that doesn’t fit their narrative or opinion that they start being dangerously stupid. But on the specific topic- anecdotally in my life experience of seeing videos of bear attacks etc- i noticed I always wonder (did they hit it with a bullet?) because bears seem to often charge thru a gunshot and go nuts. I’ve only seen a few clips of bear spray but they dropped or turned those bears around *instantly* both times. That was something I had never seen. Bear spray works better on bears than it does on humans 😂

This is ez. Both.

Short awenser, no

nice video

Bear spray is spotty at best with canines. With Bruin, you better have a bigger hammer.

Why would you ever carry chamber empty in bear country!? 😮

Both, plus a .44 Mag

Nice comparison of spray vs firearm! At a “bear” minimum I’ll definitely have a bear spray at the ready

B.S. also works on road ragers and car jackers! Carry a can in your door pocket.

I buy kids toothbrushes. They're cheaper too

The answer is ALWAYS go with the gage. Home invasion? Light that 12 up. Zombies? Rack that tube. Ninjas? Not today you sneaky fuckers. Angry beara? THIS is my BOOM stick!

That is a very sensible kit you have there ! Focus an treatment of realistic and frequent injuries and conditions that are small but dangerous if not treated well. Instead of carrying battle style med kits for a gunshot wound that is highly unlikely and if so probably deadly out there anyway. Very efficient setup - I like it, especially the antibiotics selection. I say that as a senior emergency MD.

Sooo it's BOTH 😮😅😊

Who doesn't carry their firearm chambered in bear country?

Slug, I would choose every time.

We had a guy kill a big grizzly with a knife in BC a few years back. A pissed off man with knife can do a lot of damage.

In addition to bear spray and a rifle or shotgun with slugs you should also carry a sidearm of 357 Magnum or more powerful, preferably more powerful with hard cast or solid copper bullets.

Pretty sure the bear would just laugh at you

Marlin 45/70 cowboy 🤠 lever action rifle

Kimber 10mm 1911 😂😂😂

The way he swings that shotgun around he's more likely to shoot his own foot

An injured bear can do a lot of damage, but a pissed off bear will rip your head off. There's no scenario where you pass up a 12g slug for some glorified hot sauce

How does spraying yourself help you? You will jist die blind and seasoned.

Old not doing that

For me it’s bear spray all the way. Not because I am against people using a gun. For one I don’t have the skill set to use a gun. Second if I fly into BC for a hiking trip on an I ever going to get a firearm. If I lived in Alaska I would more than likely have both. Where I live we only have black bears and they are not much of an issue. If I lived in say Montana or Wyoming again I would also carry both.

Pepper spray because bears like their food seasoned.😂