Beyond pepper spray, the best bear gun is the gun you shoot well and will actually take with you. So, what is the best bear gun?
I know of a bear biologist who spent some 40 years tromping around Kodiak Island, often without a gun; who never had problems with bears.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is aware of a brown bear sow and three cubs frequenting Eagle River neighborhoods on both sides of the river, particularly from West Parkview Terrace to Banff Springs Street. Parents who have children walking to neighborhood elementary, middle, and high schools or standing at school bus stops should take precautions including considering providing alternate transportation to schools to avoid students walking through neighborhoods in early morning or evening hours.
Advisory from the Anchorage Police Department and Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Reporting all wildlife sightings to 911 not necessary.
Living in Alaska, at some point you will see a bear, but even if you don’t you will never be far from one. Did you know? Alaska is the only
