[Eska]

You all laugh, but twice I have been stalked by blk bear. They come in like a cat on a rabbit, front quarters down, ears twitterin like crazy, actually independently back and forth. First time I was able to wave & hollar bear off from like 5 foot away and this bear came in 3 times then wandered off in the woods. Second time, I shot the bear along a trail as he came in from 30 yards away. I've never had a grizz stalk me like that.

Everybody outside of Anch & urban ak do carry guns for bear. Campbell creek is right in anch. Wife and I once taught at this Indian Village. The Indians would walk 8 miles to lodge & back every afternoon for their 6-pak. This one Indian had been treed by grizz and always had his 06 with him, got real nervous even talking about bear.

That kinda thing will give you a headache and bad feeling in stomach quick.

[Kimmers]

Wow, that is quit a story...glad you are around to type about it......scary stuff

[Eye of Unk]

When I go salmon fishing I used to carry my .44mag in a bandolier holster, too big to wear comfortably so I now carry a 10mm Glock with hot hunting loads.

In Alaska I could have a rifle strapped to my back in downtown Anchorage and its quite the norm.