But does bear spray work on bears?
There is no valid scientific research that has proved bear spray works on wild bears.
I can write the OC does not work on vicious dogs.
Baloney.
There's plenty of valid scientific research done, over years, that has proven it works on bears.
Developed and tested out west on captive bears by the primary two main companies that make it (UDAP & Counter Assault), & has been proven as an effective deterrent (nothing is 100%) in that testing and in real life use.
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