We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Given that bears call more than two-thirds of the United States home, it is a good idea to carry bear spray and know how to use it whenever ...

A disabled veteran Army reservist this week described a harrowing grizzly bear attack he survived by playing dead and holding onto his can of bear spray. Shayne Patrick Burke, 35, called the attack by ...

A blast from a 10-ounce aerosol canister of capsicum spray may have saved the life of a backcountry hiker in Glacier National Park on Wednesday afternoon. A 34-year old woman was hiking near Lake ...

A group of visitors in Glacier National Park used bear spray to ward off a grizzly after it bit a Washington man last week as they hiked through foggy conditions along the popular Highline Trail. The ...

Hikers in British Columbia and Montana used bear spray to fend off attacking bears in two separate incidents this week, supporting use of the deterrent in backcountry settings. In a Facebook post, ...

A 29-year-old male hiking solo in Yellowstone National Park required medical care after sustaining significant but non-life-threatening injuries in a surprise encounter with a bear believed to have ...