Bear protection???

TheBeast45

Hi everyone, I usually ride at bike parks but some trails do go pretty far from the main trails. Yesterday my friend and I were riding those trails and around the turn a black bear (medium in size) ran across the trail. We braced ourselves and tried to make ourselves seem bigger than we were all while backing away. Can i carry a small pepper spray or bear spray at a bike park, I heard it's legal in NY but idk about bike parks. Any others suggestions?

cougie

I've never had problems with black bears in NY.

Rabbits yes. Bears no.

Hang on - you are talking about North Yorkshire right ?

TheBeast45

cougie wrote:

I've never had problems with black bears in NY.

Rabbits yes. Bears no.

Hang on - you are talking about North Yorkshire right ?

No I meant New York ... close enough

eric_draven

TheBeast45 wrote:

cougie wrote:

I've never had problems with black bears in NY.

Rabbits yes. Bears no.

Hang on - you are talking about North Yorkshire right ?

No I meant New York ... close enough

York is in North Yorkshire,but there's nowt new about it

Long_Time_Lurker

I've been approached by a badger and had a near miss with a barn owl. No black bears though.
(This is a UK based site, so the vast majority of us are based in the UK - so don't have to worry about anything other than angry dog-walkers. Pepper spray may be useful in those circumstances, but are strictly prohibited over here).

FishFish

A small pepper spray is ideal for scaring off bears, tigers and velociraptors. It will work every time - guarantee it.

rockmonkeysc

I thought the only bears in New York were big homosexual men.