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approximately 175 pound frosting footed bear was, at that instant,
re-entering our bedroom door for more!!! Charles was face-to-face about
4 feet from the bear. Aiming the UDAP spray directly in the bear’s
face that bear got the rudest welcome he’d ever had… or, obviously,
ever WANTS to have!! In a cloud of orange agony, the bear basically
PIVOTED mid-air endeavoring to exit out the door as fast as he could –
to escape that noxious spray, making frantic gagging, and coughing-type
noises. He leapt up the hill about where he stopped, head down
– obviously trying to catch his breath before he could go on. Charles,
however, was right on his path, yelling and emptying the can on him. The
bear took one look at his tormentor (the can of spray, that is!) and
took off again up the hill.....
We
were recently hiking on the Grinnell Glacier Trail in Glacier National
Park when this young grizzly came down the trail directly in front of
us. 
Fortunately
there were 3 of us with pepper spray and one squirt convinced him to
leave the trail. It could have been a very different outcome if we had
not had the spray!? 
My
Name is Matt Vermillion, I spend my summers in Chinitna Bay in Lake
Clark National Park as a bear viewing guide. This summer I saw first
hand the power of UDAP Pepper Spray. We were having trouble with the
bear you see pictured, You see he was extremely curious of us early in
the season, Which gradually grew into him advancing upon us while on the
trail, Talking him down and air horns did work the first couple of times
we met this bear, Then one day we were viewing this bear along with
several others. The bears were grazing and the trouble bear started
grazing directly toward us,, as he had done several times before. At
this point the bear was still advancing while we were talking to
him, advancing at a very slow pace, just creeping up on us, When talking
firmly didn’t work, It wasn’t my .44 you see me holding that I
pulled out, But my newly acquired can of UDAP, I sprayed the bear when
he was no more than 5 feet from us, I was praying silently to myself
that this stuff was gonna work, I would 
never
want to kill a bear for him acting naturally in his habitat unless all
else failed, To my relief and amazement the bear immediately turned and
ran full speed in the opposite direction with little more that a brief
puff of spray to the face, About 20 minutes later we were back at camp
after leaving the area, 
My
family and I were camping at the Russian River campground on
the Kenai Peninsula Alaska when we heard some rustling of
bushes about 30 feet away. I figured that we were relatively
safe since the grizzlies were down at the river fishing for
salmon. I got up, told every one to stay put and with my
bear spray in hand, went to see what it was. When I reached
the top of the edge of our campsite I surprised to see a
medium sized 185-200 pound black bear coming up the hill
towards me. She was trying to get into our site but I was
blocking her path. She stopped about 15 feet from me and
started thrashing at the bushes for about 10 seconds when she
just stopped and stared at me then made a charge that was
faster than I believed was possible. I gave the bear a
quick 1 second spray and instantly, the bear spun and headed
the opposite direction. My heart was already pounding
and when I turned around and saw what the bear was really
going after, my heart almost stopped. My 5 year old daughter
had decided to join me to see what the noise was. That was
what the bear was charging at. I kept an eye on her
until she was out of sight and she never returned.
UDAP..."
head against the ground and weeds as it went. It didn't run
away - instead, it would move a few feet, bawling and rubbing
its face against the ground, and then turn to face me again.
When it was about 50 feet away, I remembered the camera
hanging around my neck and got a couple of quick blurred shots
of the Griz as it faded into the timber, still growling loudly
and looking back. As soon as it was out of sight, I booked on
down the trail. I made the mistake of rubbing my forehead with
the back of my hand right after the encounter and smeared
residue liberally into one eye. The pain was incredible, but
considering what the alternative might have been, was quite
bearable (pardon the pun...) When I got back to the Grant
Village backcountry office, I filed a report with bear
management and learned that what was evidently the same bear
had mauled two hikers at the same location the morning before
I had my encounter. 
"
take
hiking. I figured, that it may be necessary to
distract the bear away from these kids. As I approached,
after some yelling and with another car approaching the bear
became distracted and moved away from the SUV, allowing the
man and his kids to get into the safety of their
automobile. The bear decided to follow me as I went
back to my car, and when it started running at me, I sprayed
it with a short burst from 15-20 feet away. The bear,
apparently startled from the noise, sight and feel of the
spray, jumped to the side and into the woods. The
windy conditions caused me to take some of the spray also
(strong stuff indeed), but I prefer a bit of spray to a
potential wrestle with the bear. I have included
photos of the bear and do not mind if you post them on your
website. According to the National Park Services news
release on this incident, this was a 185 pound black bear
not known to have acted aggressively in the past. He
did not respond to aversive conditioning techniques and
because of this unfortunate event it was determined that the
bear 
would
have to be killed, which he was the next day. I cannot say for sure, but it is my feeling that this whole
situation could have been avoided by regular bear-area
precautions such as making noise, and if needed, the use of
the bear spray when contact was first made with the
bear. This bear definitely did not want anything to do
with the spray. I enjoy seeing bears and feel that
without them, the environment would be a much-less
fulfilling place. I appreciate that in many situations
bear spray allows a bear attack or confrontation to end with
both man and bear's survival. Thanks
for a great product. - Chad Adams
My
father, brother and I took a two week vacation out west.
While hiking around the base of 
his food source. After a short time he started to rock back
and forth before finally charging. When he was no more than
fifteen feet away he put the brakes on abruptly, then slowly
started to rock back and forth again. By this time my father
had pulled out his bottle of UDAP pepper spray. They bear
charged forward again and my father sprayed him with a large
blast of spray as soon as the bear took his first step. It
seemed (at least to my fright-frozen mind) that
the bear was in slow motion as he turned his head from side
to side to avoid the spray. Slowly, he turned and climbed up
the hill to our left before finally perching himself on a
rocky outcropping almost above our heads. From our vantage
point on the ground we could clearly see him trying to use
his forearms to wipe the bear spray from his muzzle. Looking
back, I think the bear merely wanted to bluff
us into running away, but at any rate I'm glad we had your
spray. It worked perfectly, and I can honestly say it was
the best money we have ever spent. To think that I had poked
fun at my dad for carrying your spray! Crow never tasted so
sweet.
Gentleman,
Wanted to thank you for such a
fine product again and again. I am 3/4 way through my 3rd
9.2oz can of spray, and I have used it effectively on bear,
moose, elk, coyote, and one domesticated range bull. No
other pepper spray comes close for effectiveness,
reliability and good insurance. I am a wilderness guide in
the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and hike 5-7 miles daily
from mid April thru September.
While hiking in 
Thanks
UDAP, you saved me! I was mountain biking up Tepee
Creek just north of Yellowstone Park when I had a run in
with a sow and two cubs. I was almost to the ridge
between Tepee and Buffalo Horn, when I heard a repeating
grunting sound. When I looked up, there was a sow
grizzly charging hard at about 25 yards with two yearling
cubs at her heals. I jumped off my bike, and went for
my UDAP spray in my Camelback. Thank god, she bluffed
me once. She came within one stride of me and started
to loop around before I could even get my hands on my
spray. She made about a 30-foot loop, which gave
me just enough time to get my spray and have it ready.
When she came back at me, I let her have it in the face at
about 10 feet. She stopped dead in her tracks, turned,
and ran. I am almost sure I wouldn't be writing this
to you if it weren't for your spray.
Over
the last 10 years, I have had the rare and unique
opportunity to work up close and personal with some of the
world’s most dangerous animals. The jobs have ranged
from being a wildlife rehabilitator to an animal trainer,
where everyday required working with or near very
unpredictable creatures. I have worked with 100’s of
bears, both wild and captive, and can honestly say that
bears have charged me over 30 times. Bear spray has
become a necessity, a piece of equipment that I depend on
for life and death situations. 
I
trusted my life with UDAP
Pepper
PowerTM and it saved
us!"
Dear
Mark,
Just
before we came to an opening on the trail, the bear closed
in on the last man in our party. At that point, I took a
position behind my friend, let the bear come to about 15
feet, and while asserting "Bad bear; go home!” hit
the trigger. To our great relief, the Bear turned
"inside out" reversing course and disappearing
into the brush. At that point, we beat a hasty retreat back
to our van.
She
got within 15-20 feet and stopped briefly to snarl, snort and bounce
upon an alder that was separating her from us. At this point I attempted
to light my flare as a last defense. It was a dud, maybe I was just too
nervous and fidgety, but I'd like to think it was the latter. There was
no time to reach for another so I stood poised with my machete. The only
thoughts going through my head were "I wonder what this is going to
feel like." At this point fear wasn't even an option, the
adrenaline had induced a slow motion type of analysis and curiosity. The
sow bounced on the alder a few times and made her final charge toward
us. I had completely forgotten about Todd, and his bear spray, but
luckily for us he stepped up and sprayed...