When it comes to dealing with dangerous bears on the trail, there are two and a half schools of thought:
The first is that you should practice avoidance, and know how to back down from a bear without making it feel challenged.
The second is that you should pack a powerful, deeply penetrating handgun. .44 magnums are generally assumed, but I've seen videos of park rangers dropping grizzlies with (a full cylinder of) "mere" .357 rounds.
The point-five, and where I stand, is that in bear country I'm most definitely going to practice avoidance and know my proper bear safety procedures, but I'd rather have a powerful revolver in my hand while backing away than not.
Brigid agrees, but takes a controversial stand:
She argues convincingly that a .22 is plenty of gun for grizzly.
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.22 short is more than enough gun for bear. You only need to be able to outrun your hiking partner after all.
ReplyDeleteI assume you read the linked article. ;)
DeleteActually that's been a longstanding joke in Alaska. I think I first heard it about 25 years ago.
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