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Old 06-15-2011, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ShawnM View Post
Seriously guys, are you going to carry a 8lb shotty loaded with slugs to cover the 1/1000000000 chance you'll face a bear attack. Even more remote that you'll be made aware of it before he's feasting on your gooey insides?

30 years in the bush doing lightweight back packing, hunting, surveying, and general goofing around and I've never seen a full on death-to-the-human bear charge.

Like I said, I don't even carry a shotgun any more unless I'm hunting birds. I've seen video of a can of bear spray stopping a large polar bear in its tracks, that's good enough for me.
SXS when I was guiding , bear spray anytime else.
The pump used to sit in the corner of the main cabin, I shot one out of the door way at one time with it - it was a " middle of the night home invasion" situation!
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