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Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 290g

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Counter Assault bear spray is designed to drive away bears in the event of an attack and this larger size ensures you'll have plenty for reserve.

Contains 2% Capsaicin and other Capsaicinoids, red pepper derivatives that affect the eyes and respiratory system, staving off attack
Spray reaches 12 to 32 ft. and empties in approximately 9.2 sec.
Features a safety cap to help prevent accidental discharge
Use with extreme caution—if not used properly, it can disable the user, rather than the attacker

Please Note: This product is not able to be shipped to the state of Wisconsin.

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Item 722005

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Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 290 Gram

4.5

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Pros

Simple to use (4)
Effective (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry camping (4)
Camping (3)
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Jan

2008

(170 of 181 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

A Must Have

By TALLONE6FOOT9

from Southeast Alaska . .

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Pros

A safe alternative
Clear Instuctions
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Bulky
Maybe a little bulky

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
Exploring the wilds
River Trips

Comments about Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 290 Gram:

This product really comes in handy. We live and play in Southeast Alaska and I am also a wilderness guide. I guide trips all year round and during bear season, the stakes get even higher. I always carry my Springfield XD 45 ACP but, I also carry my bear deterrent. On a recent trip out with clients we ran up on a very large brown bear. I was guiding 4 men and 2 teenagers and when we came upon the bear, I had everybody stop and after backing up, I had them make as much noise as possible. The bear was undeterred and instead began to approach at a pretty quick pace. He went for one of the teenage boys and things began to unravel quite quickly. I had my firearm drawn and was ready to unload but, the young boy was in the line of fire and was pretty much frozen with fear. I then grabbed my bear deterrent and ran around the flank to get a shot at the bears upper body. It immediately stopped him and caused him to start making a noise similar to a roar. I was then able to grab the young boy and we all began to retreat. While I always carry my gun and I feel very safe with the stopping power that it offers, shooting may not always be an option. I would highly recommend that anybody traveling in bear country should carry a can of this stuff. It does work and may be your only alternative. Lastly, a dangerous encounter with a bear may require that you put him down but, it is always nice to try less deadly means first.

Oct

2007

(54 of 55 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Insurance

By hike4trout

from Chicago, IL

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Clear Instuctions
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping

Comments about Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 290 Gram:

Nice to have in bear country. Buy two and use one for target practice. If you have to use it you want to feel comfortable that you know the range and spread. Note: when testing, make sure you are up wind. The spray will linger and will make you cough even in small doses. If you buy it, buy the holster because leaving it in camp does you no good with the bear on the trail.

Apr

2009

(27 of 44 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

IT WORKED... NO ATTACK

By Jedi Tracker

from Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Pros

Clear Instructions
Easy To Pack
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips
Road Trips
Winter Conditions

Comments about Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 290 Gram:

On the hike up to Holden Lake, WA., last year, we surprised a large Black Bear feeding on berries alongside the trail. We pulled out our Counter Assault Bear Spray and slipped off the safety and pointed. Two hikers, two cans of spray. Enough spray to give the bear a headache. The bear grunted and turned his rear end toward us and we slowly walked backward up the trail, eyes on the bear, cans pointed. Very comforting to have the bear spray while in Bear country. Perhaps this bear had a bad memory for bear spray.

Mar

2011

(23 of 23 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Weight Saver

By DrMartiniX

from Interior, Alaska

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Pros

Clear Instructions
Easy To Pack
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips

Comments about Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 290 Gram:

I volunteer with US Fish and Wildlife a lot. Although I have not personally used it, there are more than a few stories every year where techs use this product successfully. We get issued shot guns and many carry pistols. I have both but when you are working hard and already carrying weight who wants to lug around a 6 pound revolver! Not to mention here in Alaska if you down a bear for self defence you must clean and skin the animal, salvage all edible meat and the skull then turn it in to the troopers. I can't speak for others but I would MUCH rather use the spray and be done than sit there for 2 or 3 hours skinning out an animal I don't even get to keep meat from. FYI the meat does get donated to soup kitchens and such, it does not go to waste.

Another reviewer mentioned buying two so you have one to practice with... Not a bad idea but you can also order a pratice spray that is cheaper and won't ruin your day if the wind shifts