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    outrider58

    outrider58

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    Jul 29, 2014
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    Good video Captain A. Nothing like the cold slap of reality to make one realize their own lack of preparedness. It's more than just carrying a defensive weapon(s). You'd better learn to be proficient with it, no matter what the situation is. Thanks for posting.
     
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    nedsurf

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    Feb 8, 2013
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    Bear spray works really well. I'd still take a firearm and divide the duties with a hiking partner esp. in grizzly bear country. It can be similar to LEOs having lethal backup when another deploys less lethal measures against a violent/armed suspect and should probably be discussed prior to setting out.
     
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    KRC

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    Several decades ago I was sent to live in Sitka AK on a work project. I immediately began hiking the mountain trails in the Tongass National Forest. When I mentioned this to the local guys, they immediately asked me “are you packing?” – to which I replied that I took plenty of food and water with me . . .
    They just looked at each other and shook their heads.

    (FYI - I had spent several prior years hiking the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Packing my lunch.)

    The next day one of the locals provided me with his “fish gun” – a rusty Ruger Blackhawk in .44 Magnum which he kept in his tackle box. (To shoot large halibut/fish with before bringing onboard to prevent injury or death from a thrashing fish – it happens.) I never again left the town limits without it.
     
    Moonlighter

    Moonlighter

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    Thanks for sharing that video, highly enlightening. It would be really interesting to see how random hikers and hunters would do on those tests. I bet the results would be pretty dismal.
     
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    Sampson

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    White Marsh
    Spent last week in Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountain National Park. Saw many bears, single males and mothers with up to 3 cubs.
    Had one I estimated around 300lbs only a 1/4 mile from our hotel in Gatlinburg. Too many people were getting danger close to them for pictures.
    Got home and found out that a girl was attacked while remote camping with her family about 12 miles east of where we were. They had done everything correct with food storage but the bear attack her while they we sleeping. You just never know.

    https://www.wbir.com/article/news/l...-girl/51-6429d544-9988-4948-89d7-01a9205e2b01
     
    Nanook

    Nanook

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    Feb 25, 2009
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    MD when I have to, AK when I can
    I'm a big fan of both. Life's too short to be ignorant of the things in the woods that want to eat you. No reason to be scared, just ready.


    Same rule applies in the urban environment as well.
     
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