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Here's an entertaining video on how to use Bear Spray by WildSmart    

Happy Holidays from Kodiak Wildlife to everyone out there! Wishing everyone some good memories, health and happiness to you and your families this holiday season. Best Wishes, Kodiak Wildlife Team

  From WildSmart on the Trail (click here to go to their website) Carry Bear Spray and Know How To Use It Below is one of our favorite videos on how to use bear spray. When recreating in bear country, your best strategy to avoid an encounter with a bear is to make lots of noise, stay in groupsand be alert for signs of bears in the area. Diggings, scat, visible tracks and overturned logs and rocks, are all early warning signs that bears are around. In most cases, bears will do their best to avoid people. Most encounters happen because bears are...

What do you do if you encounter a bear in the winter?  It's rare but encounters with bears in the winter can happen.  It's difficult to see a winter den, dens can vary and they're often buried in the snow.  Just be prepared and aware that it could happen.   Defensive Encounter May occur when a bear is defending something such as cubs, its food source or if the bear is surprised by your presence.  Do not run Ready your bear spray Try to appear non-threatening, avoiding eye contact Talk in a calm voice Slowly move away without turning your back to...

Adventure Seeker Stocking Stuffers  Happy Holidays!  Are we the only ones that feel Christmas came way too quick this year?!  As we get into the season, we want to help you pick out a few gifts for the adventure seeker on your list. Here are our top Kodiak Wildlife products that will be sure to satisfy the outdoorsy person on your list that insists that they only want “things that they need” this holiday season.   Bear Necessities Holster Kit The Bear Necessities Holster Kit is the only one of it's kind in Canada. Horizontal and vertical velcro straps allow...