Cruentus
Grandmaster
sgtmac_46 said:War more warning about bear country. Bear Guard and other bear specific OC products are excellent when sprayed directly on the bear and in his face. Many people mistakenly think that means it is bear repellent, so they spray it around their tents and camps. Ironically bears, while being repelled by direct spraying, are attracted to the scent of OC Spray. If you spray OC around your campsite, it will actually draw bears who view OC spray like cats view catnip. Again, use OC spray for directly defending against bear attacks, it is not, however, bear repellent. A few people have discovered this fact in the middle of the night with a bear rolling around the front of their tent where they sprayed OC earlier in the evening.
Wow! thats nuts...I never heard of that! I wouldn't think anyone would view at a bear repellant, but I guess if you just don't know....