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9/10/2017 1:09:10 PM EDT
Hey guys looking for a good bear spray to carry. Through bear areas. I know they are rare but as a precaution.  Thanks.
9/10/2017 1:14:01 PM EDT
[#1]
I carry Counter Assault Brand.

Cheers!
-JC
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
Ernest Hemingway
9/10/2017 1:42:05 PM EDT
[#2]
You think the 8 oz would suffice ?
9/10/2017 1:51:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Slopes-2-Shores][Edited] [#3]
Yes. It's unlikely to be used.
FWIW I do always carry a handgun too.

Cheers!
-JC

ETA: I have sprayed a bear that was just a little too comfortable on my porch. They don't like it, it works.
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
Ernest Hemingway
9/10/2017 1:54:49 PM EDT
[#4]
Yeah I carry a glock 17 and the guy I go with carries the same.  I have a 44 magnum 6 shot but its from my grandfather and not registered to carry .
9/10/2017 2:22:55 PM EDT
[#5]
45-70 for sure
USAF 1969-73
Norton AFB 1969-71, 63rd Military Airlift Wing
Cam Ranh Bay RVN 1971-72, 483d Tactical Airlift Wing
Dyess AFB 1972-73
9/10/2017 3:06:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: its2234me][Edited] [#6]
Originally Posted By Nightstalker32:
Hey guys looking for a good bear spray to carry. Through bear areas. I know they are rare but as a precaution.  Thanks.
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Black, Brown, Grizzly, Polar? So much information... Bears are not hard to find here but if you're in Chicago? Counter Assault and UDAP are the players and they both have their followers. Size? Whatever size you pick will be feeling pretty small if you're being charged. Pick something with an appropriate holster and safety so you can get to it fast and not fumble. Just had an attack here the other day that the victim fumbled his spray and his hiking partner probably saved his ass.
9/10/2017 3:24:58 PM EDT
[#7]
Plently of bears in Chicago. You haven't heard ? Lol.   But just a general spray. Mainly for black bears. Manistee national forest. Smaller cats also , and whatever found between, Illinois, Michigan Indiana and Tennessee.
9/10/2017 4:29:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: its2234me][Edited] [#8]
Hmm forgot about Da Bears and I'm actually from there. Whatever you pick get at least 8 ounces with the most range and longest duration you can find. Montana FWP says 12-25 feet and at least 7 seconds of discharge. I've met a number of bears but never been really charged. I can tell you that no matter what gun or spray you are carrying will it feel tiny when you meet a bear in the woods. I used OC many times on duty and would'nt even consider one of those products for a walk in the woods. Creepy people and nippy dogs are easier to deal with!

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