So the first summer that we owned the lodge, we had this pesky little bear that was hanging around our property. He was causing a lot of trouble by breaking into the dumpster and stealing food. One morning some guests came into the office and said they thought a dog had broken into their cabin. The window screen was ripped and there was hair on the windowsill. My dad said that he thought for sure it was a bear and not a dog. The people didn't believe him. So he said "I can even show him to you." The bear would always take his trash up onto this one place on our mountain and eat. So dad led the guests over and sure enough there he was eating their trash. They were mind blown and immediately got their cameras out. Other guests found out what was going on and soon we had a crowd. Dad decided that the bear should leave so he wouldn't get used to people. So he went and got his pepper spray. Without reading the directions, he sprayed it near the bear. It went a few feet, puffed up in a big cloud.....and.....the wind changed directions. It all came back and hit my dad. He felt like he was going to die! The guests were laughing and taking more pics. The bear finally left because this human was making so much noise!
My dad won the best lodge story of the year for two years with that!(If you or any others want to hear more stories with bears, just ask!)
