In this silly article, the author cites someone parroting that ridiculous line again that the best defense against a bear is bear spray. But the following quote caught my eye.

A court ultimately ruled that Wallen had not acted in self-defense, due to conflicting and unreliable testimony. At one point, he said the bears appeared to be charging toward him, while at another time he claimed they had come back to finish off his chickens, which Manley said is not an excusable defense for shooting the federally protected bear.

“In the case of grizzly bears, the only time you can shoot …read more

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