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Post by Philip on May 20, 2013 20:50:52 GMT -9
This video is seemingly ancient and sort of cheesy, but it contains some pretty relevant info for Kodiak outdoor adventurers.
This is a newer and also very informative video:
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Post by Philip on Aug 1, 2013 16:45:34 GMT -9
This is a long (1 hour+) and excellent talk by a bear researcher about bear behavior, bear deterrents, and effective bear attack/conflict counter-measure strategies. He rambles a little, but there is a lot of data behind his conclusions. The exercise at the end is a little slap-happy, but it drives some useable points home. Here is one of the speaker's papers on the subject: www.nps.gov/glba/planyourvisit/upload/bear%20spray%20in%20Alaska.pdfExecutive summary: take basic bear-conflict precautions, bear spray is the shizzle, and Kodiak is a great place to experience brown bears in a statistically danger-mitigating setting. |
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Post by brooks on Dec 4, 2013 15:13:35 GMT -9
Great video with surprising information! This is a must watch in my opinion.
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Post by mrsquishy on Dec 19, 2013 22:28:55 GMT -9
According to Deb Ajango, there have been two separate fatalities in the US in the past year from bear spray being discharged in an enclosed environment. So put it in the floats and keep it just outside the tent door.
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Post by Philip on Dec 19, 2013 23:43:27 GMT -9
Yes. ALWAYS tell the pilot that you are packing bear spray and make sure it gets stashed somewhere safe so that an accidental discharge doesn't cause a plane crash. I'd be curious to learn about how bear spray can kill you in a tent though.
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