[TalBlack]

. Mock was an accomplished woodsman and guide. He did not have a firearm with him.

His call but I gotta ask WHY?

[marktwain]

Mock was an accomplished woodsman and guide. He did not have a firearm with him.

His call but I gotta ask WHY?

Hard to know, but he probably bought into the idea that bear spray is more effective at stopping attacks than firearms.

There has been a strong disinformation campaign to push bear spray as more effective. It was all a sham.

The studies relied on to push this were poorly done; then the poorly done studies were compared in inappropriate ways.

On the other hand, it appears pistols are 97% effective in stopping bear attacks, when they are used.

Caliber is far less important than most think.