Petition to mandate hunters to carry bear spray in Montana.

[Jnasa]

I just saw this article and thought I would share.

While I am a fan of carrying bear spray in certain scenarios or if that's what you are most confident in. I oppose the thought of being mandated to carry it. It just seems like another frivolous push by animal right activists.

Similar petitions failed in Wyoming and Idaho. I don't see it making much of an impact on the bear numbers. Of the 6 or 7 killed in defense how many were hunters? How many of those wouldn't still be killed in defense?

Animal Advocates Ask Montana to Force Hunters and Trappers to Carry Bear Spray

Grizzly bear advocates have asked the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to require hunters and trappers to carry bear spray.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[cgasner1]

Making someone carry it doesn’t mean it will be used. I’ve seen things that say your better off to carry one or the other and people that carry both have a delay on pulling either one due to trying to decide on which tool is best for the situation.

 

[cowboy]

You just can’t fix stupid. The way this reads, some trapper or hunter in SE corner of the State would have to pack bear spray to be following the letter of the law. Lots of bears over there

 

[cgasner1]

You just can’t fix stupid. The way this reads, some trapper or hunter in SE corner of the State would have to pack bear spray to be following the letter of the law. Lots of bears over there

Your free to hike or mountain bike or do naked yoga without it though

 

[mtmiller]

It's a petition going nowhere. A few of them out there annually.