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  1. #501
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc_Glock View Post
    "The sergeant told me that, from the description of my attack and the way that bear behaved when they were looking for him, he believes it was a predatory attack, which is rare for grizzly bears."

    I was thinking the same from his description of the bear's behavior.
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  2. #502
    Quote Originally Posted by Clusterfrack View Post
    Yes. I’d much rather take a gun to a bearfight than a knife. But, this story underscores the importance of edged weapons in our toolkit. Reachable by either hand, while under duress.
    I can’t imagine venturing in the wilds without my light and knife, but if I am down to fighting off a grizzly with my Spyderco, I have seriously screwed up.
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  3. #503
    Quote Originally Posted by GJM View Post
    I can’t imagine venturing in the wilds without my light and knife, but if I am down to fighting off a grizzly with my Spyderco, I have seriously screwed up.

    Or, you are visiting Canada.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5pins View Post
    Or, you are visiting Canada.
    This is what makes me reluctant to visit Canada for backcountry activities.
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  5. #505
    Quote Originally Posted by 5pins View Post
    Or, you are visiting Canada.
    Been there hiking around grizzly bears in the Yukon, clutching my bear spray and GG&G axe. Not looking to repeat that any time soon.
    Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.

  6. #506
    Quote Originally Posted by GJM View Post
    Been there hiking around grizzly bears in the Yukon, clutching my bear spray and GG&G axe. Not looking to repeat that any time soon.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/u...-columbia.html

    If you were in Stewart, you could just holler for help from the American side.

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    Feral hog defense

    Moved......
    Last edited by Borderland; 11-27-2019 at 09:01 PM.
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  9. #509
    Bear spray worked, sort of....

    Smith was hiking alone in steep, moderately heavy timber when the attack occurred. He was unaware of the bear until it made contact with him. During the encounter, the bear bit Smith’s bear spray holstered on his hip, rupturing the canister and presumably causing the bear to break off the attack.

    https://buckrail.com/griz-bit-bear-s...n-shed-hunter/
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    Quote Originally Posted by GJM View Post
    Bear spray worked, sort of....

    Smith was hiking alone in steep, moderately heavy timber when the attack occurred. He was unaware of the bear until it made contact with him. During the encounter, the bear bit Smith’s bear spray holstered on his hip, rupturing the canister and presumably causing the bear to break off the attack.

    https://buckrail.com/griz-bit-bear-s...n-shed-hunter/
    WTF? Life is stranger than fiction.
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