KIR
Blackhawk
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I don't know anything about bears, but could a loud high pitched sound (air horn?) scare bears away? Just curious...
100% dependent on the bear. I've seen video my buddy took of a 1,000+ pound Alaskan monster running off like his tail was on fire when a guide smacked two fist-sized rocks together a few times, and I've seen one continue walking towards a group of fishermen after someone plunked a 45-70 round right between its front paws and kicked a huge shower of gravel into it. We had a guide killed and eaten here in Wyoming a couple years ago after blasting the bruin full in the face with bear spray. And talking (off the books) with a couple G&F, Forestry Service, and BLM guys & gals, I get the impression that it's much like the situation with humans...some bears are more affected by the spray than others, and those which have been sprayed before are sometimes not as bothered by it each successive time. The question of efficacy aside, Wyoming is the windiest state in the USA, and there are times where spray would be more likely to incapacitate me, so I rely on something that throws 300+ grain chunks of metal. No bear immune or inured to that, and no wind is blowing 'em back in my face either! 😉I don't know anything about bears, but could a loud high pitched sound (air horn?) scare bears away? Just curious...
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Except bears. Bears will kill you.
The best defense against Bear attack is to STAY AWAY FROM BEARS.
Fog horns have been shown to work but, like anything else, bears will get habituated. On the other hand, car alarms don't seem to bother them much!I don't know anything about bears, but could a loud high pitched sound (air horn?) scare bears away? Just curious...