Forgot one.   Campfire; run like hell before the cops come!

mpeebles wrote on Oct 10^th, 2019 at 6:30pm:


Since we are a virtual community, it would stand to reason that we would have a virtual campfire.

db wrote on Oct 10^th, 2019 at 7:54pm:



Ya, that's what I meant 

Mad_Mat wrote on Oct 10^th, 2019 at 9:08pm:


I'd rather have a shotgun and NOT need it than NOT have one and REALLY wish you had it!

I don't know if they had more than ONE can of Bear Spray but they only hold a few bursts in them. That bear was detoured for a bit but not like you would think he would be.

As the spray runs out if they keep coming they learn that it's not fatal, only uncomfortable. No different than a drugged-up thug attacking you and being sprayed with civilian pepper spray. 

You've seen police videos, they'll walk right thru it.
I'd spray a bear ONE time good and if it came back it would be 12 gauge slug time for Yogi.

Magicpaddler wrote on Oct 11^th, 2019 at 1:33pm:


  I've seen the same thing. Those deer are running on adrenaline/nerves, like a chicken with its head cut off.

  Big Game guides that take clients after dangerous game often carry a rifle that is way more powerful than the one the client is able to shoot accurately.

The reason is they need that KNOCKDOWN power, which literally knocks the animal to the ground. Killing something isn't the same as stopping it at close range. The Inuit people are known to hunt/kill Polar bears with calibers considered suitable for varmints. Stalk close and shoot them in the head.

Since the game laws say you can't kill a bear unless it's right upon you, more than likely your going to go for a headshot. The right ammo to pierce that thick skull will drop them like a rock.

Of course under stress that isn't an easy thing to do.

  If it were me, I'd have both Bear Spray and a shotgun. IF possible I would hit them with the Bear Spray and follow that up with a NON-LETHAL load from the shotgun.

They make hard rubber 00 Buckshot/Slugs that hurt like hell but do no long term damage. You want that bear to FEAR humans and leave the area.

That couple in M_M story kept the bear off them but it destroyed their canoe and left them stranded. That extra hurt from non-lethal rounds would have probably driven it far off. Bears are smart. Once they relate humans to pain, they'll steer clear. Good for the humans, better for the bear as nuisance bears get killed by the game wardens.