Pepper-spray may deter bears better than guns
BYU biologist Thomas S. Smith with Polar Bear cubs and their unconscious "mother" - "If she were conscious, she'd be holding me," Smith said. Photo: Thomas S. Smith / BYU
Article Summary
March 27, 2008 New analysis from Brigham Young University suggests that those traveling in bear territory may be better off leaving the guns at home and packing pepper-spray instead. The bears, we expect, agree.




