It’s part of going to Glacier NP - the idea of carting a hand cannon along is just another level of fear/paranoia that is outrageously higher than having bear spray.
If you’re so scared of bears that you have to be packing, then stay out of the National Park. Leave at least SOME place that belongs to the wildlife.
I’ve wandered all over Glacier, and the only really scary thing was seeing a family with three young boys, ALL of them packing bear spray and the boys all fiddling and playing with the cans - it was like watching a group of skunks, just waiting for the inevitable...
“If you’re so scared of bears that you have to be packing, then stay out of the National Park.”
How about you let people make their own choices.
Frigging busybody.
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I have been to Glacier 6 times.
I’ve had close encounters with Griz all 6 times.
Worst was coming around a bend in the trail to see Mama and Baby Griz surprised at 50 feet. Luckily, we all ran different directions. I was 18 and stupid.
Now, wifey carries the bear spray. I carry the Ruger Blackhawk Flattop in .357 with Buffalo Bore hardcast.
We don’t even go out in the N GA woods without a firearm. Its just common sense cause wildlife gonna be wildlife. 😆
If I’m hiking in bear country, my Ruger Redhawk 44 Mag will be on my waist. Period.
Bear spray is a ridiculous “feel-good” marketed as an alternative for firearms-fearful ninnies.