BOZEMAN, MONTANA — An elk hunter is thanking his — well, his friend's — bear spray after it saved him from a grizzly attack on Saturday in Gallatin National Forest. <br />Bob Legasa and his hunting partner, Greg Gibson, were moving toward some elk when he heard a growl, according to Legasa's Facebook post. <br />It was a 2-year-old cub and its mother only about 12 yards away from a tree. After the cub growled, it moved over and that's when the mother charged. <br />Legasa didn't have time to reach his bear spray. The grizzly bit his hand, breaking a bone in his arm, and clawed at his face. <br />That's when Gibson rushed over and discharged bear spray into the grizzly's face, which caused her to let go. <br />Legasa pulled out his own spray, but ended up macing himself instead — doh. Gibson then discharged his spray again, but the wind blew it back into his eyes. <br />The bears ran off as both men were temporarily blinded by their own sprays. <br /><br />Funny thing is that three weeks earlier, the duo made a bear spray safety video for Gibson's Montana Guide Service, according to Legasa in an AP phone interview. <br /><br />After the bear spray wore off a bit, the two made it way back to their truck.
