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pepper spray
(redirected from Bear spray)

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pepper spray,
an aerosolized form of oleoresins from capsicum, highly irritant to the skin and mucous membranes. It is used similarly to tear gas.


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I wasn't much reassured by our guides armed with bear spray, who told us no one had been devoured by a grizzly "recently".
That means making sure people keep clean camps and yards, carry bear spray and are prepared to stay safe in grizzly country.
 
 
 
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