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Bear Defense
Posted by BrownBear on Jun 28 2005
I like to think of it all in terms of something much more dangerous- driving on the highway. There the watchword is Defensive Driving. You anticipate trouble and work to stay out of it.
In bear country the same concept applies. Call it Defensive Bearing. Your best defense is to stay out of trouble in the first place. Your chances of getting into trouble in the first place drop to almost nothing if you stay alert and use common sense. Fail on those counts, and the odds of getting into trouble go way up.
As Murphy said sometime earlier, if the bear gets hold of you, that's a pretty good sign your Defensive Bearing has failed you. In freeway terms, your car has started skidding and all you are trying to do is survive the impact.
If the bear already has hold of you, the range is going to be powderburn close, and anyone could hit the bear provided their weapon isn't slung over their shoulder, buried in a pack, concealed under two layers of jackets and raingear, or somewhere over the next alder where it landed after the bear knocked you down.
I seem to lign right up with Murphy on this, so if he'll let me I'll make his point again in my own words. The point is to stay out of the situation in the first place. Failing that, shoot very well and collapse the bear before it gets hold of you. If that fails and you live you are very, very lucky to live to tell the tale.
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