Posted on 07/22/2022 4:41:30 AM PDT by marktwain
And check the fine print.
Don't buy bear spray if it says "Do not use on actual bears."
The only good bear is a dead bear. Same with commies.
You are correct, but it is also a bias with firearms use. If out in the wilds of Alaska, many people just shoot the bear and walk away, or it is reported as a legal hunting kill, if at all.
Collecting data on these events is difficult.
Most of the data in bear spray studies was collected from park rangers harrassing bears to move them away from a camp site.
The polar bear spray incidents were from park rangers in a vehicle spraying two juvenile polar bears to get them to move.
That is what the polar bear numbers are based on.
“Don’t buy bear spray if it says “Do not use on actual bears.”
Bear spray also has an expiration date of about a year and it’s not cheap. I wonder how many people are walking around with inactive spray. I found an old can of FOX brand pepper stray I had for about 4 years. I sprayed some in the air and took a wiff, it did nothing. Same thing with a new can left me choking.
I believe in LEAD bear spray.
“I believe in LEAD bear spray.”
An accurate STREAM of lead is better than a spray.
I prefer a spay of .45-70 with 500 grain solid cast Hammerheads.
Just a program note:
Bears don't care if they kill you before they start eating.
Ruger Super Redhawks in 454 Casull are handy to have around. A 45-70 Marlin Guide Gun with 405gr hardcast is handy also. They are good on velociraptors too. Don’t leave home without it.
#19 This is what happens when a bear sees itself in the mirror first thing in the morning...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9riJiwx6UFQ
Here is a story about Freeper kanawa, who saved his dog who was in the mouth of a bear, by jumping on the bears back and stabbing the bear repeatedly in the neck with a 15cm buck hunting knife ( black handle model).
This actually happened.
Man (Freeper kanawa) stabs bear to death
The Record.com ^ | Jul 22, 2006 | MELINDA DALTON
Posted on 07/22/2006 5:30:03 PM PDT by kanawa
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670661/posts
Thats way too close. The bear is looking at him and seeing a skin bag full of meat.
When large carnivores like bears and cougars shift into kill gear, they do not even realize they are injured until their body shuts down.
The City Commissioner I spoke about was also walking his dog.
The dog got slight injuries, but the CC got bear jaws clamped around his head.
When you’re really hungry, pepper spray is as good a seasoning as any other.
When you’re really hungry, pepper spray is as good a seasoning as any other.>>>>>>>>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj7Z5oMWuIU
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