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Bear safety: presenter urges vigilance, proper bear-spray use and storage
Summary
Chuck Bartlebaugh, representing the Be Bear Wear campaign, gave practical advice on how to avoid bear encounters and how to deploy bear spray correctly, emphasizing that complacency is the most common cause of problematic interactions and that two-handed, sustained spray is the recommended response to a charging bear.
At the Confluence event, Chuck Bartlebaugh of the Be Bear Wear campaign delivered a focused safety briefing on preventing human-bear conflicts and on correct bear-spray use.
The takeaway: "The biggest thing is complacency," Bartlebaugh said, and advised visitors to call out while approaching brush or running water, to secure attractants and to carry a bear spray that meets tested performance standards.
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