The range of a civilian Taser is limited to 15 feet. At that range you might as well just punch the bear… in fact, you may end up doing just that if the Taser doesn’t suppress the bear’s central nervous system real quick. Bear pepper spray just seems like it is a better option.

Redflare:

Carry a ski pole without the basket attached as a walking stick, the sharp steel point on the end is a good weapon no matter how may feet are on the thing that is bothering you.

Hello to all,

I am in agreement that most animals fur in the wild, will act as an insulator against the barbs of a "taser gun", or the prongs of a hand held (contact) taser. However I have heard some of the hand held units emit quite an obnoxious sound that may drive animals away. Although as others have mentioned in this thread I do not want to be the one to find out.

From the few people I have met that have used bear repellant, on animals they claim to have had great sucess.

Thank you for posting a very interesting scenario for wilderness survival.

I can't remember where I read it but there is a 0% mortality rate when pepper spray is used properly against bears.

Is that shotgun a restricted item?

A friend of mine carried tasers in the Sudan as an antidote
to cobra bite.

When working on a trail crew for the USFS last year in AK my DD2 was often the point person for bear protection. The crew personnel carried the industrial sized pepper spray, she also carried a 12 GA. Never saw a bear.

This summer she and a buddy were fishing and ran across several black bears. Both species went to great lengths to avoid one another. They did have the pepper spray in case (my DD, not the bears...).

Yes. An AOW (Any Other Weapon) has a one time $5 tax (Permit) on it. The shotgun I carry is a 10" Rem 870 12 3" mag. It holds 4 - 3" shells. I carry 000 BUCK - SLUG - 000 BUCK - SLUG.

Wrangel-St. Elias NP in Alaska not only allows firearms, info at one of their visiter centers actually recommends it (don't have a link for that, but saw it myself last year)...

That is interesing. A 10" 870 really sounds like a Class II weapon to me, not an AOW. Where did you get your "...one time $5 tax (Permit)..."?

Also, keep in mind that, even with a Fed "permit," individual states (such as CA), can prohibit your possession of lots of weapons (link) "...These weapons may also be further regulated by states or
localities, and while these weapons can be legally owned under
federal law, some states and localities further regulate ownership
or prohibit it (see below)..."