Survival "course" fail

[Ranger]

A survival course, in Alaska, where preparing for a possible bear attack is not in the agenda? Hmmm. Sounds like that guy on Discovery channel - Timothy Treadwell - who had a very hippie stance towards bears and thought as long as you're not a threat to them then they aren't to you. Well, he and his girlfriend got killed AND EATEN by the very bears they lived with. Note to self: when teaching others to survive, be sure not to adjust for local indigenous dangers....

[rocktot]

Yea, but he was eaten by an older, out of shape bear, who could not get food normally. (All that was left was a spine and his head).

He DID use the pepper spray once on a bear, and that convinced him never to do it again. Bad mistake.

But yea, he was an idiot with the bears. That bear also stalked the pilot of the plane, it was like feast or famine.

I'd carry at least 2 pepper spray in bear territory. The big ones with good handles.