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More on all sort of weapons and bears
Posted by Ray on Jun 27 2005
The kinds of weapons I am talking about are from a knife and bear hands to kill a brown bear, to a park bench to keep a bear away, climbing trees, etc. In the book titled "Some Bears Kill," you can read quite a lot of true stories about Alaskans who have survived bear attacks. Some were never injured, while others were, but all lived to tell their stories. According to the author, and based on the interviews of the survivors, what saved most of them was their wits and clear thinking, couple to the use of whatever weapon they had at hand at the moment.
P.S. Quite a lot of investigators agree that some people under extreme stress, specially some women, can in fact be very accurate with guns, regardless of training. Nobody knows why. Also, there is no way one can anticipate a bear charge every time. Yes, one can take precautions such as not walking near the shore of a salmon stream, walking on high ground making lots of noise, not walking near a noisy river, etc.. However, as we age we don't hear and see as well as before. Ambient noise such as wind, fast water, etc. make it difficult for bears to hear people approaching. Joggers have a great chance of getting too close to bears if they don't pay close attention.
As with anything in life, the bottom line is that anything can happen when in the outdoors. Nobody is a "perfect" human, and bad luck often plays a role, but survival is the key in any situation. We all are mature enough to understand that arguing about the use of guns, regardless of kind and size for bear defense is a matter of opinion, and mostly a personal issue. There is no need to argue about such things, because nobody can tell if a gun proficient person is going to repel a bear attack every tiem, while a guy who can't hit a barn door will never do the same. Yes it is very good to be "proficient," and this can work on your favor, but all sort of gun proficient people, including guides, get mauled and killed by bears.
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