Hi! There are more and more stories about wolves getting more common here in Central Europe, and since I spend quite a lot of time walking my dog in the forest, I would like to buy pepper spray just in case. I have done some research and I think I want a cone-shaped mist type spray, but I keep finding contradictory information about MC concentrations.
Some websites claim that a pepper spray to use against humans would have 0.3–1.3% MC, one against aggressive dogs should be in the upper part of the same region (0.7-1.3% MC), and since wolves are "tougher", one against them should have 1.3-2% MC.
But then other websites claim that pepper spray against humans should actually be more powerful (1.3-2% MC), and one against dogs and wolves alike should be weaker (around 0.2% MC), because due to their acute sense of smell they are more susceptible to it, plus a stronger pepper spray could permanently damage their senses of smell and sight.
I have no idea which version to trust. Could someone better informed explain this to me? Ideally with some trusted sources I can look at?
As to my use case – like I said, the main idea would be to have it as protection from wolves. If possible, it would be great if the same spray could also be used effectively against aggressive humans and/or dogs. I would not want to harm anyone permanently, though, so if such a "general purpose" spray is not a thing, I'm all right with that. I also don't expect to be meeting bears.
I'll be grateful for any suggestions and explanations.
Submitted June 13, 2025 at 08:49PM by FlyingLlamasaurus https://ift.tt/ndaotUj
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