Bear spray giveaway and training

Bear spray giveaways and training events will be taking place throughout northwest Wyoming in late August and early September. The events will help raise awareness and provide important information about safety while recreating in bear country. The Cody event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Game and Fish Regional office in Cody. 

Quantities are limited to 100 cans of bear spray at each event and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants will also receive training on how to use bear spray with “robo bear,” a remote-controlled mock charging bear that will simulate a sudden encounter situation. Both Game and Fish and USDA Forest Service biologists will be on site to discuss bear ecology and conservation, and promote Bear Wise Wyoming guidelines.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has partnered with Safari Club International Foundation, Defend Outdoors, American Bear Foundation and Shoshone National Forest to provide free bear spray and training to members of the public, with bear spray purchased by Safari Club International Foundation and inert training spray provided by Defend Outdoors.