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after finding my body, one might wonder how so much shit could end up in one's pantleg. What do we figure that one - 400 lbs? 500?
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Bear Attack
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peterk123
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I think so. I wish I had my scope with me so I could get a close up pic. She was so fat when she was standing on all fours. Biggest black bear I have seen in my life.
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the few I've seen in the wild were more like 300-400. They went one way, I went the other.
peterk123
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Some data for you......
Defense Against Bears with Pistols: 97% Success rate, 37 incidents by Caliber
Using a pistol to defend against bear attacks seems to be a viable option.
www.ammoland.com
You don't really think we're clicking an MSN link and infecting our computers with their poison cookies, do you ???
Here's a non-poisonous link to the story:
Canadian couple attacked by grizzly bear sent distressing final text before their death
A helicopter was deployed to find and rescue the couple but had to turn back to overcast conditions.
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fencer
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Canadian couple attacked by grizzly bear sent distressing final text before their death
A helicopter was deployed to find and rescue the couple but had to turn back to overcast conditions.
Bear spray my ass...
The best bear deterrent is boolits.
Should have gone camping with a 22
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Bella Twin, the .22 Used to Take the 1953 World Record Grizzly, and More
On 10 May, 1953, Bella Twin was hunting small game with her partner, Dave Auger, along an oil exploration cutline south of Slave Lake. She was 63 years old.
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Exclusive | Canadian couple killed by ‘desperate’ grizzly bear were highly skilled hikers who ‘took every precaution’: friends
Jenny Gusse and Doug Inglis, both 62, were fatally attacked by a bear Friday inside Banff National Park. Friends told The Post they were “devastated” to hear about the “horrifying…
nypost.com
They "took every precaution". Well, every precaution except one that would have worked. They were found with their empty can of bear spray, so they certainly had time to take any number of actions.
HARRYM
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The don't hurt the poor bear crowd will tell you that bear spray is very effective.......every hunting, fishing, guide show etc the guides/participants have a 50 cal on their hip and or a .338 over their shoulder.
fencer
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Yes. They could have packed a shotty.
Just not a handgun.
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Tartakovsky
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Guess I’m never going to Banff then
TZCHRIS
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Watch: Florida Black bear chills on luxury boat
A Florida Black bear found itself hanging out on a luxury boat at the Naples Yacht Club earlier this week. Todd Dillman, who owns TowBoatUS Naples, said he was towing a boat back to the docks when he spotted the bear. At first he didn't believe it -- and wasn't sure anyone would believe what he...
Watch: Florida Black bear chills on luxury boat
A Florida Black bear found itself hanging out on a luxury boat at the Naples Yacht Club earlier this week. Todd Dillman, who owns TowBoatUS Naples, said he was towing a boat back to the docks when he spotted the bear. At first he didn't believe it -- and wasn't sure anyone would believe what he...www.fox35orlando.com
That's a good security system, better than a watchdog.
KMM696
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We should clue in the boaters in the Oakland Estuary who have a pirate problem.
Bears vs. Pirates practically sells itself on YouTube.
‘Little bugger’ bear strolls into convenience store, steals pack of gummy bears and eats them in front of owner
A crafty black bear wandered into a convenience store in Vancouver and made off with a pack of gummy bears — then chomped down the well-chosen sweets in front of the stunned storeowner.
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