Re: [Paddlewise] Guns and Polar Bears-Canada Bear Spray Question

From: <Rcgibbert_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 16:22:40 EST
In a message dated 11/4/2003 3:09:04 PM Central Standard Time, 
shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com writes:


> I should think that pepper spray would be as successful on white bears
> as it is on grizzlies...but it's really only effective when the bear is
> almost on top of you--it is not a long-range deterrent.
> 
Ever the nature show junkie, I watched a program on Discovery where a Russian 
biologist studying polar bears in Siberia spent many months a year among 
them. His only defense while on the ground was a few cans of bear spray. He mostly 
lived on a platform but was frequently among them. I saw at least one 
spraying of a fairly large polar bear and there might have been a second. It worked 
well.

My question is: how does one obtain bear spray in Canada? Every time I go 
there they ask me if I have any which I interperet it being illegal there. Is 
that true? What hoops does one go through to get any?

Rob G
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