“	Originally Posted By: john100 I'm not an expert on bears or spears but I wouldn't want to be putting my faith in a knife on the end of a stick if menaced by a bear. I've seen people stuck by a spear not massively inconvenienced in the short term and bears are a deal tougher and bigger. What about flares?	”

I imagine a bear would get mad and swat your silly spear in two. But if you really want to put a knife on a stick, at least this one is meant to do it and only costs $30...BUSHMAN SERIES

I've uh.... seen, a modified flare gun that can accept a standard length 12ga. shell. Rock salt loads from a fat orange handgun and a very loud boom works really well for two legged intruders, and might also work for furry beasts.

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