SABRE Frontiersman Bear Horn Review

Pesky predators and vicious varmints, beware! Keep your chickens safe with this handy device.

The SABRE Frontiersman Bear Horn is compact and super loud. Its intended purpose is to alert bears that you are in the area and to get the heck out, but I imagine a blast from this in a fox’s, coyote’s, or raccoon’s ear when messing around the henhouse would send them running for dear life.

When exploring the great outdoors, encountering wildlife is both exhilarating and potentially dangerous. The SABRE Frontiersman Bear Horn offers a lightweight, effective, and easy-to-use solution to help you stay safe during your adventures and keep your chickens safe. Here’s a detailed review of this popular bear deterrent.

Name:  Frontiersman Bear Horn
Website:  Amazon
Price: $12.50
Owners: Sabre
Overall Rank: 9.5/10 (If the can runs out of air, the horn doesn’t work)

How it Works

The SABRE Frontiersman Bear Horn works by emitting a loud, piercing sound through a simple air horn mechanism. Here’s a breakdown of how it works and how to use it:

Push-Button Operation: The horn features a user-friendly push-button mechanism. Pressing the button opens a valve in the canister, releasing the air to produce the noise.

The compressed air is forced through a specially designed nozzle, producing a sharp and piercing sound at 115 decibels—as loud as a rock concert and enough to startle bears and other wildlife.

The design can be a little tricky, but it is simple once you understand it. For the horn to work, a notch in the front of the white pushbutton must be perfectly lined up with the notch in the red horn. Easy-peasy.

What do buyers think? Here are two Amazon reviews.

“I got this for a backpacking trip through the Tetons. This thing is so freakin loud and obnoxious. If I were a bear and heard this, I would run in the other direction. Since I was not eaten and didn’t even see a bear, I am going to assume this little beauty worked as advertised.” ~Mike

“Works great IF you follow the directions. Short bursts. I haven’t used it as a preventative in the area but had a bear come through camp and a few short bursts and the furry visitor scurried off into the woods. I deal with black bears in my area so typically a little less aggressive. Can’t speak on brown bears and grizzlies.” ~Jauguar

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Effective at deterring bears and other wildlife
• Lightweight and portable
• Simple and intuitive operation
• Affordable and readily available

Cons

• The canister size may feel small for extended trips
• Not a substitute for bear spray in close encounters
• The canister freezes during prolonged blasts

Tip: Use Sparingly. Frequent blasts can quickly deplete the canister. Use short, deliberate bursts to conserve air.

Buy or Don’t Buy

I can think of at least a dozen other things to do with this than scare bears. Don’t believe me?

1. My most important use will be to scare predators away from my chicken coop occasionally.
2. Call the kids in from wherever they are.
3. Ball games.
4. Halloween jumpscares.
5. Call for help if you are lost and know people are looking for you.
6. Deter a dog attack.
7. Signal a hiking buddy where you are.
8. Give your noisy neighbors a taste of their own medicine.
9. In noisy industrial plants where radios don’t work, these would be a great signaling device.
10. Parades
11. For law enforcement signaling
12. Marine safety is to let other boats know you are around or need help.

I’m sure there are many other uses for this device. Here’s the deal, though. Please use it responsibly.

Buy or don’t buy? Buy.

Thanks for stopping by.

Dave

Chickenmethod.com