No I don't carry bear protection. Work in the bush in Grizzly areas frequently. Most dangerous part of job by and far is the driving.
It is well to try and journey ones road and to fight with the air.Man must die! At worst he can die a little sooner." (H Ryder Haggard)
You bet I do - I carry my whits and my rifle. But during times of the year when its not legal to harvest a bear, I absolutely do carry bear spray, but I also always carry some sort of rifle (I'm often solo). In my experience, most black bears (excluding sows with cubs) are non confrontational and want nothing to do with you. Grizz on the other hand, man some of these *******s really have serious attitude issues; and for that reason, whenever I'm in high populated Grizz country, I'm always on High alert. IMO there is a major difference between being in a highly populated black bear area vs being in a highly populated Grizz area
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The chance of being mauled or killed by a bear is so low. I’ve spent my entire career in the bush, my childhood, and I recreate and hunt. I’ve a lot of encounters with black bears and typically see 10 -20 grizzly a year. Do I think of bears in the bush, all the time. But I also think of every other critter. That’s the point of being there. Am I scared? Yes, occasionally the hair rises on the back of my neck and a close encounter gets the heart going. I have used bear spray against black bears and it’s worked for me. Grizz...um wouldn’t trust it at all but at work it’s all I can carry. Use whatever makes you feel safe but at least carry a knife.
I’ve found that bear spray is really ineffective when the bear is more than three meters away. It diffuses so quickly. It’s like Braveheart: ‘Hold, hold, hold and when you see the whites of their eyes - give them a good blast. The early discharges just seem to irritate them. All the bears I’ve used it on were not predatory. I don’t know if it would work so well on a bear intent on eating you or defending a kill. Grizzlies - all bets are off. I hope I never have to test it.
I carried both of these when I worked in remote wilderness areas of BC & Alberta.
Mind you my Ruger Super Redhawk was shortened to 4.25" barrel to be legal here in Canada.
I loaded 240gr XTP-Mags @ 1600fps up to 405gr cast WLNGC's at 1280fps bonus is I could also shoot any of my 45 Colt loads in it as well.
My 10mm loads were from 135gr JHP's @ 1750fps to 200gr @ 1300fps.
Carried the G20 when I was riding the quad or getting in and out of the truck and the Ruger if I was away from vehicles.
FYI in the seven years I had my authorization to carry I was never checked by enforcement not even once.
Funniest post I have ever read...
Originally Posted by troutseeker
I rotate 1/2 tp 5/8 of a turn, and I do so in both directions. that is due to my press being mounted in th middle of my bench nad my beer being on hte right side nad my cigar being on hte left side. Thus I rotate each way ot take a sip or a puff.
I have not noticed significant runout, mind you,after a few brews I lose interest in measuring...
Over the years I have honed my Ninja skills and now am easily able to defeat any bear that dares to cross me.
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Funniest post I have ever read...
Originally Posted by troutseeker
I rotate 1/2 tp 5/8 of a turn, and I do so in both directions. that is due to my press being mounted in th middle of my bench nad my beer being on hte right side nad my cigar being on hte left side. Thus I rotate each way ot take a sip or a puff.
I have not noticed significant runout, mind you,after a few brews I lose interest in measuring...