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

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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.

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