Rangers reveal why bear spray outperforms guns in real park encounters The post Guns vs. Bear Spray: What National Park Rangers Actually Rely On for Safety appeared first on Bushcraft Base Camp.

BLAINE COUNTY, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is holding three community training courses for the use of bear spray in the Wood River Valley. "Each year, human-wildlife conflict reports ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The time for knowing how to use bear spray is now as many bears, including a grizzly sow and her five cubs recently spotted in Yellowstone National Park, are active. So today, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will offer a free bear spray training on Wednesday at the courtyard on Montana Tech campus. Attendees will learn about bear awareness and how to ...

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 ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invited people out to learn more about what to do in bear encounter situations which have become prevalent around the state. The bear safety event at ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A canister of bear spray is a crucial emergency item to have on hand when adventuring in bear territory. According to numerous bear experts, ...

SANDPOINT — Idaho Fish and Game will offer free bear safety training to North Idaho residents later this month, providing hands-on instruction with bear spray and protective measures for those living ...

Last weekend, four longtime friends and hikers undertook a hike on the Aspen side of West Maroon Pass. The group, consisting of four women, were hiking from Crested Butte, a couple of miles above ...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Soldiers of 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, known as the Kodiaks, were recently conducting live-fire training in Fort Wainwright’s Yukon Training Area when they had to ...