Mark Matheny

Background

About Mark Matheny

Mark Matheny is president of UDAP Industries, Inc. and manufacturer of personal defense, bear pepper spray, and bear electric fences headquartered in Butte, MT. His business came about from the result of pepper spray that saved his life. Mr. Matheny, an outdoorsman and resident of Butte, Montana, has become something of a Western legend as a result of a near-fatal 1992 attack he suffered while hunting and inadvertently encountering a female grizzly protecting her cubs. His survival is attributed to the fact that his friend was carrying pepper spray. Mr. Matheny also has made safety in bear country a vocation as well as his avocation. The company he founded in 1994, UDAP Industries, manufactures a variety of safety products that include pepper spray for bear deterrent and personal defense under the trademarked name PepperPower®, bear resistant canisters, and bear electric fences, all of which are widely used by state and federal wildlife agencies and avid outdoorsmen. Mark has been feature in numerous books and magazine articles along with several Features on local stations throughout the US.(The complete story of Mark’s attack can be found on his company web site: Also Mr. Matheny has appeared on most major television networks. Some of the programs he has taken part in are. Discovery Channel’s “How to Survive” Discovery Channel’s “True Heroes” Discovery Channel’s “This Happened to Me” National Geographic’s “Expedition Grizzly” Travel Channel’s “Secrets in Bear County” MSNBC “Interview with Lisa Ling on Bear Attacks and Timothy Treadwell” PBS Channel’s “The Good the Bad and the Grizzly’ Versus Channel’s “Dangerous Game” By Orion Films NBC’s “To tell the truth” CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360° on Animal Attacks” Outdoor Channel’s “The Best of the West”, Steve’s Outdoor Adventures