leathermanwave
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Make sure that you spray the pepper spray directly into the bears mouth when he attacks ... it will make a nice seasoning while he eats you!
LOL, just kidding, just kidding.
But seriously, pepper spray just makes them madder and doesn't deter them in the slightest. I lived in the Idaho mountains and I can tell you stories about people using pepper spray on bears ... it is a running joke up there.
A few months ago someone was charged up here by a griz they sprayed it with pepper spray and it stopped and then charged again so his buddy shot it with a .44 Mag.
Baiting is illegal in Montana.If I remember correctly, baiting bear is legal in Montana (I know it was in Idaho when I lived there). Next time, take all the stinkiest ORGANIC garbage you can find (never litter with non-organic garbage), carry it with you and find a good, open spot (preferably inside a clearing in a stand of trees to provide YOU cover), dump it out of the bag (or box) leave it for an entire day and then go check your bait trap. More often than not, it will draw them down and you will find a bear near-by "guarding" his garbage pile.