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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 04 2003 - 13:23:20 PST
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