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[–] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

No. Should have brought bear spray. Apparently the latest wisdom is that guns aren't very effective against bear but the spray is.

ETA: Here is Wikipedia on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_danger

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Bear spray is the first line of defense assuming the wind is at my back or non-existent. The backup plan is 12 rounds of 10mm Buffalo Bore or Underwood handgun ammunition.

    The only close encounter I've had with a grizzly (and a moose too) was in Canada where I was not allowed to have my handgun. I made a point to not wander more than maybe 25 feet from my vehicle so I could make a quick getaway if needed. The grizzly came within 100 feet of me on a river bank on the opposite side of the Kluane river in Yukon Territory and the moose wandered up river then floated downriver.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    What? That link immediately refutes this claim in the next sentence "Although this claim has been disputed because of the 83 incidents in the Smith study[10] only 18 cases involved an aggressive bear, and of those 18 only 9 involved a charging bear."

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