Bear Spray

A hiker in Yellowstone National Park suffered minor injuries from what officials say was a mother grizzly bear protecting her cub on Monday.
According to a park statement, the 37-year-old Columbia, Missouri woman was hiking alone on the Fairy Falls Trail near Old Faithful when the encounter occu…

Game and Fish also recommends carrying bear spray and keeping it readily accessible.

Once Smith was out of the area, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department began investigating the scene.

It's not often you get to actually see the reason why you always carry bear spray when you're in the woods around Yellowstone. This is the exception. A camera crew captured the moment when a grizzly rushed a man who fortunately had bear spray deployed.