excellent info! ive been watching too many hunting shoes lately and forgot that bears hibernate!

i have an extensive primitive weapon collection with slingshots and machetes and spears. id prefer a spear with its reach over a thrown weapon.

about the rifle, i looked into crossing the border with a firearm and saw that pistols require a license and $50 fee, shotguns or rifles for protection all you needed to do was declare and have it legally in a case. no go on the gun then.

my thought is that the shack would act as both a tent and a fishing enclosure. it would also be useful around my home fishing areas. they go on sale at the end of the season and are pretty reasonable.

thanks for the gear links!