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2005-04-19 -Short Attention Span Theater-
From the "Bears, Why Do They Hate Us?" File
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Posted by Steve 2005-04-19 3:48:14 PM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Bears will protect a carcass like it is their own cub. People jogging about without distance or firearms protection are fools. Pepper spray is a last resort and is REALLY a last resort if the wind is not in your favor. Distance is your best protection.
Posted by Alaska Paul  2005-04-19 3:58:43 PM||   2005-04-19 3:58:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 If yer gonna shot you better have more than a small caliber. Anything short of a 44 mag will just piss then off.
Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-04-19 4:03:41 PM||   2005-04-19 4:03:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Bears are particularly aggressive in the spring when hungry after their hibernation and food is in short supply.
Posted by phil_b 2005-04-19 4:13:54 PM||   2005-04-19 4:13:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 He probably uttered some slur about them not making it to the Super Bowl EVER again! That got me in trouble with some Bears fans once.
Posted by Cyber Sarge  2005-04-19 6:14:29 PM||   2005-04-19 6:14:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Da Bears!
Posted by Frank G  2005-04-19 6:37:12 PM||   2005-04-19 6:37:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 41 mag or better. Shoot to kill and run like hell side hill wise regardless. No gun? Don't go into the woods doofs.
Posted by Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-04-19 6:57:41 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com]  2005-04-19 6:57:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I advise Serpentine Motion on your escape route.
Posted by Shipman 2005-04-19 7:42:30 PM||   2005-04-19 7:42:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Ship, you are 'possed to sneak out, not snake out! ;-)
Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-19 7:55:53 PM||   2005-04-19 7:55:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I think you're supposed to back away slowly... turning tail and running makes you look like prey.
Posted by Sheik Abu Bin Ali Al-Yahood 2005-04-19 8:01:26 PM||   2005-04-19 8:01:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Sheik, depends. On a steep hill use gravity to your advantage--quickly out of sight is out of bear's mind.
Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-19 8:06:49 PM||   2005-04-19 8:06:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 As I read the other day, presence of mind is good- absence of body is better.
Seriously, we are going to bear country this summer, I was thinking about a .357 magnum. Any comments? I have only ever used a rifle.
Posted by Grunter 2005-04-19 10:53:28 PM||   2005-04-19 10:53:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 44 magnum. Practice with it. Only use it if you need it. 12 gauge with "punkin' balls" works well too.
Posted by Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-04-19 11:25:37 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com]  2005-04-19 11:25:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Thanks SPoD. Noted.
Posted by Grunter 2005-04-19 11:58:00 PM||   2005-04-19 11:58:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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