Quote Originally Posted by eagleclaw View Post
The last time I did research on bear spray vs pepper spray I found that pepper spray was more stronger. Bear spray has a much lower concentration of oleoresin capsicum, and should only be used as a bear deterrent. The reason is pepper spray shouldn't be used on bears or any animal is may permanently damage the animal sense of smell. Since most animals use their sense of smell for food and enemy detection, pepper spray could handicap the animals in the wild.
I came here to say this. Bear spray does have a longer effective distance though.