The Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population grew from less than 200 hundred bears in the 1980s to more than 1,000 today with endangered species protection.

Run-ins are on the rise in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming as the bear’s range expands and urban sprawl does the same thing. Convincing people to carry bear spray is the first challenge. Knowing how to use it is a close second. That’s why I tested my reaction time a few years ago. This is how I did. On Grizzly Ground Episode 9: Spray.

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