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BYU study: Guns don't give people advantage during a bear encounter
Deseret News ^
| March 8, 2012
Posted on 03/08/2012 10:58:38 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: goat granny
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posted on
03/09/2012 6:58:49 AM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
To: Zakeet
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posted on
03/09/2012 7:15:35 AM PST
by
Godzilla
(3/7/77)
To: Zakeet
The crux of the problem is this:
"Part of the problem is that shooting accurately is very difficult in a terrifying situation like having a giant animal charging at you."
What this really means is that most folks carrying a gun in bear country have not practiced NEARLY enough. It's also a good idea to simulate the stress as much as possible, for instance by running a bit right before shooting. Also timed shooting helps.
Another bottom line is that one should never retreat from the bear - especially don't turn and run! Your only hope is to intimidate it, then use countermeasures as necessary.
By the way, if the wind is wrong for the bear spray, all you'll do is give yourself a nice Szechuan flavor for the hungry bear...
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posted on
03/09/2012 7:22:09 AM PST
by
PreciousLiberty
(Real Hope - Santorum '12!!!)
To: Zakeet
There is a reason they call it “the Utah Effect” and a big reason is BYU. Things seem to happen in and around Utah that are not replicable anywhere else.
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posted on
03/09/2012 7:32:03 AM PST
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to DC to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: Retired Greyhound
Good advice. A lot better than spray and pray. LOL!!!
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posted on
03/09/2012 7:35:06 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: hiredhand
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posted on
03/09/2012 7:35:34 AM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Zakeet
Maybe this Mormon charlatan thinks Freemason icons will work better...
or a Jupiter stone...
while wearing magic Underoos of course...
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:04:15 AM PST
by
Tennessee Nana
(Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
To: mkmensinger
Silly
bang 2 sticks together...
Didnt you ever see The Parent Trap when you were a kid ???
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:06:09 AM PST
by
Tennessee Nana
(Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
To: patriot08
About the photo; did he kill the mother and the cubs? Look at it again and this time read what is written there. They are all temporarily disabled.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:13:46 AM PST
by
OldPossum
(ou)
To: OldPossum
Sorry, that quote comes from the article. You have to click on the complete article.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:15:23 AM PST
by
OldPossum
(ou)
To: Tennessee Nana
Sticks are for mountain lions.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:21:57 AM PST
by
Ratman83
To: mkmensinger
Don’t forget how to identify grizzly scat.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:25:57 AM PST
by
magslinger
(If I wanted to vote for a Commie I would vote for Obammie. He has a chance of winning.)
To: donozark
Yep, I will look this up later on today. The bottle I have came from bass pro shop.
I was really surprised at how short the range is. If that pitbull had been a charging bear, I think my dog and I would have been hamburger.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:28:36 AM PST
by
chris37
(Heartless.)
To: fso301
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:37:07 AM PST
by
CJ Wolf
To: Zakeet
![](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj5ut0nMFR1qbdi7vo1_500.jpg)
You just have to remember to draw your anti-sea bear circle, hopefully it works with land bears, too.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:40:36 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
To: Retired Greyhound
“Spray first, then shoot.”
Huh? You say that as though you’ll have all the time in the world to spray, switch to the gun, then shoot. Bears don’t play that fair.
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:43:32 AM PST
by
CodeToad
(NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!)
To: X-spurt
LOL
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posted on
03/09/2012 8:50:19 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(On Andrew Breitbart: In his honor, I'll fight harder...He'll be back and he'll be millions.)
To: chris37
Who was the manufacturer of the bear spray you used?
98
posted on
03/09/2012 9:46:21 AM PST
by
EdReform
(Oath Keepers - Guardians of the Republic - Honor your oath - Join us: www.oathkeepers.org)
To: Haiku Guy
If you were to sit down with God and design a critter to resist gunfire while coming at you to kill you quick, you would come up with something that looks a lot like a bear. More likely a cape buffalo or a gaur but bears would be high on the list. About half of the critical target area of the giant bovines is covered by the boss of those horns which even the most powerful of rifles can't always penetrate.
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posted on
03/09/2012 10:15:01 AM PST
by
CommerceComet
(If Mitt can leave the GOP to protest Reagan, why can't I do the same in protest of Romney?)
To: Zakeet
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