Author and wildlife expert Mike Lapinski compiled this collection of true bear-encounter stories from throughout the western United States, British Columbia, and Alaska. Some have happy endings, some fatal; all are thrilling. But there's more to this book than a heart-pounding read. Think of these as campfire stories with a higher purpose. Mike strongly advocates the use of bear pepper spray for backpackers, rangers, anglers, hunters, photographers, anybody who hikes through bear country. Repelling and reconditioning bears saves lives, both human and bruin, he asserts. In TRUE STORIES OF BEAR ATTACKS. Mike also shares insights into bear behavior, why they attack, how to protect yourself in bear country, and thoughts on the future of the great bear in the Lower 48. Organizations such as the U.S.D.A. Forest Service and the Center for Wildlife Information, National Bear Conservation, in Missoula, Montana, have expressed support for Mike's work.
ISBN-13: 9781558686793
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Publication Date: 05-01-2004
Pages: 224
Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.49(d)
Mike Lapinski is the author of eleven outdoor and nature books and hundreds of magazine articles. His photographs have appeared as inside and cover art in a variety of magazines and books. Mike is considered an expert on the use of bear pepper spray and often speaks on this subject, bears, and self-defense for nature lovers. He lives with his wife Aggie most of the year in Superior, Montana, close to grizzlies and grizzly country. While the bears are hibernating, Mike and Aggie live in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where Mike writes about jaguars, ocelots, and other wilderness animals of the Southwest.
Table of Contents
|
Maps |
4 |
|
Preface |
7 |
|
Acknowledgments |
12 |
| Chapter 1 |
Bear Troubles |
15 |
| Chapter 2 |
Why Bears Attack |
24 |
| Chapter 3 |
How I Learned to Love Bear Pepper Spray |
40 |
| Chapter 4 |
The Remarkable Story of Bear-Deterrent Spray |
52 |
| Chapter 5 |
When Bear Pepper Spray Fails |
74 |
| Chapter 6 |
Tougher Than a Speeding Bullet |
94 |
| Chapter 7 |
Hunting Guides and Bears |
111 |
| Chapter 8 |
Bowhunters and Bears |
123 |
| Chapter 9 |
Photographers and Bears |
138 |
| Chapter 10 |
Recreationists and Bears |
157 |
| Chapter 11 |
Anglers and Bears |
175 |
| Chapter 12 |
Park Rangers and Bears |
187 |
| Chapter 13 |
Stopping Other Large Predators |
203 |
| Chapter 14 |
The Return of the Great Bear |
212 |
|
For More Information |
222 |
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