From previous post: "If you think a shot gun with slugs will take down a hungry bear at 20 yards your wrong."
Yes, while that may be true in most cases, there
have been hunters who
have managed to avoid an attack, because they were at least somewhat prepared. Notice, I call this my "attempt to stay alive setup." As far as I see it, there's nothing lost by adding some protective measures to ones equipment. Who knows, maybe one day, I'll happen to come across another hunter being mauled (it might even be you)
...and boy, that little Maverick 88 might just come in pretty handy!