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Bear spray bill on the way
Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman is working on a bill that would require permitted backcountry users in grizzly country to carry bear spray. Weichman announced the bill at a meeting of the Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee on Thursday at Snow King Resort in Jackson. Weichman is ...
Bill would require Wyo. backcountry users to carry bear spray
Bill would require Wyo. backcountry users to carry bear spray
outdoorpressroom.com — Teton (Wyo.) County Attorney Steve Weichman told the Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee last week he is looking... for a sponsor for a proposed bill that would mandate all backcountry users in grizzly country carry bear spray. But Bob Wharff ... (more) Bill would require Wyo. backcountry users to carry bear ...
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Wyoming legislation might require GYE backcountry users to have bear spray
Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News — ... Bear spray bill on the way. Proposal would require permitted backcountry users in griz country to carry pepper spray. By Cory Hatch.  Jackson Hole News and Guide. ...

Bill would require Wyo. backcountry users to carry bear spray
The Outdoor Pressroom — ... Teton (Wyo.) County Attorney Steve Weichman told the Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee last week he is looking for a sponsor for a proposed bill that would mandate all backcountry users in grizzly country carry bear spray. But Bob Wharff of the Wyoming Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Bear says spray isn’t the answer for every bear encounter, especially for hunters. Jackson Hole News & Guide. ...

Wyoming May Require Backcountry Users to Carry Bear Spray
Backcountry.com: The Goat — ... Wyoming is considering a bill that would require backcountry users to carry bear spray. Shouldn’t be long until some tourists in Yellowstone douse themselves in bear spray thinking that it works like mosquito repellant. ...

Mandatory Backcountry Bear Spray In Wyoming?
Backpacker Magazine Blogs - backpacker.com — ... Wyoming introduces a bill that would require permitted backcountry users to carry bear spray. [image] If you re the sort of daredevil who regularly heads into Yellowstone or Teton s grizzly-filled backcountry without protection, you may be forced to change your ways . Wyoming plans to introduce legislation that will require backcountry users to carry bear spray. The bill, introduced by Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman at the Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee meeting last Thursday In Jackson Hole, Wyo., would require backcountry users in grizzly country to ...

An iPhone App for Bears is Thinking Backwards
Southern Rockies Nature Blog — I think I need a new "gadgets in the woods" category. Instead of knowing anything about bears, just count on your iPhone to protect you! (Only it would not, really, as the app's inventor admits.) In its own way, this is about as dumb as the people who want to turn every discussion of bears into a discussion of which large-caliber firearm is best to carry. While I do know of cases where a large-caliber firearm was needed, the average hiker, etc., is best off when equipped with bear spray. Bear spray is easy to use, and you do not ...

An iPhone App for Bears is Thinking Backwards
Outdoor Blogz — ... think I need a new “gadgets in the woods” category. Instead of knowing anything about bears, just count on your iPhone to protect you! (Only it would not, really, as the app’s inventor admits.) In its own way, this is about as dumb as the people who want to turn every discussion of bears into a discussion of which large-caliber firearm is best to carry. While I do know of cases where a large-caliber firearm was needed, the average hiker, etc., is best off when equipped with bear spray. Bear spray is easy to use, ...

An iPhone App for Bears is Backwards Thinking
Outdoor Blogz — ... think I need a new “gadgets in the woods” category. Instead of knowing anything about bears, just count on your iPhone to protect you! (Only it would not, really, as the app’s inventor admits.) In its own way, this is about as dumb as the people who want to turn every discussion of bears into a discussion of which large-caliber firearm is best to carry. While I do know of cases where a large-caliber firearm was needed, the average hiker, etc., is best off when equipped with bear spray. Bear spray is easy to use, ...

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