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bear protection
Posted by walk-in on Jan 20 2006
I think we all know the old saying about what opinions are like. That said, let me offer mine. I've had a few close encounters with grizzlies....usually when I approach a bait stand and find one there. In that situation, when I know there is something at the bait but I don't know if it is a grizzly or a black bear, I obviously want to approach as quietly as possible, which means that by the time I find out I'm sneaking up on a grizzly I'm already a lot closer than I would prefer to be. I haven't baited bears in several years now because I prefer to hunt up in the blueberries later in the year, but when I was baiting I never found myself in a situation where I had to shoot a grizzly in self-defense. Most of the time, you can defuse the situation with a little common sense. Of course, this isn't always the case, which is why this question arises.
Most of the time, when I'm out in bear country and I'm not hunting I don't carry any kind of gun. Of course, that doesn't happen very often since I'm usually hunting. I do have a 357 that I carry occasionally....mainly when I'm with my wife since she seems to feel more comfortable when I have a gun. I'm under no illusions about it, though. As I told her once, the 357 holds 6 rounds. There are 4 of us. That gives me 2 shots at a bear and the rest are for us. Of course I'm just joking here, but the point is that, in my opinion, a handgun is not going to do most people much good in a bear attack.
Those are just my thoughts on the subject, and, as I said at the beginning, we all know what opinions are like.
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