HELENA- As many prepare to go out with the start of deer and elk hunting season this weekend, the cold temperatures could hinder the effectiveness of one essential safety tool: bear spray. The Montana ...

Bear spray doesn’t supply “brains in a can” to survive a grizzly attack, but it appears to work a lot better than spraying bullets. That’s the conclusion researchers presented to more than 300 bear ...

Fire off a can of bear spray and you’ll deploy a 25-foot-long hot pepper cloud that should prevent a bear from attacking. The stuff’s not lethal, but it will temporarily irritate a bear’s eyes and ...