;-)
Massad Ayoob’s In the Gravest Extreme, though getting old at this point, and some parts a little outdated, is still quite useful. He spends quite a bit of time exploring the issue of mindset, whether you are ready and willing to actually use that firearm in the gravest extreme. Worth it just for those parts, but there are other parts to recommend it. In fact, I did recently.
That was Victor Martin, who kicked the bear in the face when it grabbed his leg...
Perhaps legs should be included in weapon efficacy :)
I read about a boxer than punched a bear in the nose and the bear left. Of course he had already sustained a bad gash after his first punch missed.
Not because it wouldn’t still easily overcome the opponent, but i guess it figured it wasn’t worth the hassle.
I first bought a bell then later got spray.
Just carry a picture of Pelosi with you...and a .357 or bigger handgun with hollow points.
...the holster, not the fish.
Why carry bear spray or a gun if you are not going to use it?
Now for the final exam!
Better yet, stay out of bears’ kitchens.
What’s the efficacy of flame throwers?
Solution: Bearspray holsters.
Just so. Likewise, if the tool used proved terribly ineffectual, that is not the fault of the tool, but that of the person who chose the wrong tool for the wrong job.
As an example: the Federal Park Ranger killed in Montana in 2016 by a bear when he hit it with his bicycle.
It is not entirely clear if he was otherwise armed as well. Sometimes, you get the bear. Sometimes, the bear gets you.
