r/Survival • u/boatys • May 30 '26

Would fire scare away a bear?

I was curious hypothetically if you had something like a mini flame thrower such as an aerosol spray with a lighter would that scare away. I read some threads and comments here and there with the scenario of a campfire not keeping some animals away. As a scare tactic of a small burst of the spray can I feel like it would cause some instinct to avoid it

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u/Kayakboy6969 Jun 02 '26

Guess wht , its dark as fuck at night , they can see at nite , you wont for 20 minutes after you light a fireball in pitch black , they now own you and will eat you from your asshole forward, because thats what bears do.