While I know it’s only a reality TV show, the family on Alaskan Bush People never and I mean never ventured very far without being armed......and this scenario is exactly why.
When you leave your warm, safe home, and venture out into the wild, you become part of the Food Chain.
And you aren’t at the top................
I wondered why they weren’t armed, too. On Norway’s Svalbard (Spitzbergen), one of the Northernmost settlements, it’s illegal to venture out where the polar bears might roam, unless you’re armed. I imagine it’s the same in some other places.