Rayzorp Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Okay, tomorrow morning, God willing, I'm going on nice bow hunt on state land. There are bucks up there, no doubt. But there is also black bear, enough to make me worry. Anyone out there hunt on bear land? Recomend any bear repellant? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I'm really looking forward to this, (hunting, not bear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Re: Bear repellant My buddy just bought one from Eder's but I would send a warning...don't spray it on yourself. Check on this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Re: Bear repellant I've read that you can use the pepper repellant and bells and whistles to scare off black bears, not quite as good with grizzlies. The way to find out which kind of bears are in your area is to study their scat. Black bear scat will consist of twigs and berries and grubs. Grizzly bear scat often contains bells and whistles and smells like pepper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Re: Bear repellant Anything that will repel bears will probably repel deer as well. Don't worry about the bears, just hunt, and while pepper spray has been known to work in case of an attack, I lean towards a heavy dose of lead as the final say in the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Re: Bear repellant [ QUOTE ] Anything that will repel bears will probably repel deer as well. Don't worry about the bears, just hunt, and while pepper spray has been known to work in case of an attack, I lean towards a heavy dose of lead as the final say in the matter. [/ QUOTE ] 9mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzorp Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Re: Bear repellant Thanks HarvDog, BTW - investigating your custom deer drag, looks good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Re: Bear repellant I would not worry to much about the bears. They are way more afraid of you. If your worried that bad though, just get some pepper spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Re: Bear repellant when I went to the Adirondacks, I took some OC (pepper) spray from work - didn't need it, but nice to know it was there....... ............then again, I could have used it on Gary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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