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>>Do you really have man eating mountain lions? I think you are exaggerating.
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>One death and several attacks here in Colorado in the past couple of years.
>One death and several attacks in California. I think I heard of a death in
>Idaho as well.
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>By the way, there has been a little research on pepper spray and it seems to
>conclude that it pisses bears and lions off. Just thought I'd let you know.
>sb
That is sad to hear about. I stand corrected on your concern. There was a
woman attacked here last year while she was riding a horse and subsequently
died. Several children have been attacked as well in the Victoria area. Some
researchers now recommend that people carry two cans of spray with them to
ward off black bears that have been sprayed previously. The current
recommendation of one can still works for Grizzlies though. I do carry two
cans with me on some ocassions. Thanks for your input. The cougars
apparently lose the natural free of humans while feasting on domestic
animals such as horses and dogs. My neighbours lost two dogs and a horse on
two separate ocassions. In BC we have a good deal very good records on
pepper sprays and the sprays have really been effective. However on the
Alaska highway recently a bear was repeatedly sprayed as it munched on
garbage at a roadside rest stop. The bear kept coming back after spraying.
One variety on the market was pulled of the shelf due to ineffectiveness.
jf
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