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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1058439" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Newspapers can't print what isn't spoken from the dead, when the dead are digested, excreted, and never found.</p><p></p><p>Bears come in all styles and flavors, from Teddies to Killers. The only bear that's incapable of killing is a dead bear. </p><p></p><p>I know of no official in Alaska who's work duties include responding to trouble and nuisance bears carrying only bear spray. The man responsible for responding in my area of Alaska told me he has no use for it, never carries it, and he did not recommend it to me. He has more bear encounters and interactions than most. But no one's being forced to comply with his preferences.</p><p></p><p>The officials that flew out to recover the remains of Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend didn't carry bear spray. And when the killer bear approached them as they approached the victims remains, they sprayed that bear with lead, not pepper. Then another brown bear approached and it met the same end.</p><p></p><p>These responders are given their choice of defense options. If they trusted bear spray more than bullets, why wouldn't these officials carry and use bear spray preferentially to lethal firearms? I gotta believe they've considered their options.</p><p></p><p>The fact that I post this response doesn't mean I take anyone's stated preference or statements about their best bear defense tool personally. Forums allow readers exposure to all sides of the issues, from all perspectives, from all sorts of folks. I'm expressing my perspective, not forcing it on anyone. There's nothing personal about "dead men don't speak". The folks that have disappeared in Alaska that have never been found, don't report how they met their end, and neither do newspapers.</p><p></p><p>Most folks that don't know how to shoot a firearm do know how to discharge aerosol spray from a can. The bear spray is apt to be better than "<strong>Baaaaad</strong> Bear". As far as believing the Federally funded studies, those researchers and authors work for the same authorities that preferred the rest of us be prohibited from carrying firearms in national parks. Which is to say, they seem to be biased for reasons other than my best interests...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1058439, member: 4191"] Newspapers can't print what isn't spoken from the dead, when the dead are digested, excreted, and never found. Bears come in all styles and flavors, from Teddies to Killers. The only bear that's incapable of killing is a dead bear. I know of no official in Alaska who's work duties include responding to trouble and nuisance bears carrying only bear spray. The man responsible for responding in my area of Alaska told me he has no use for it, never carries it, and he did not recommend it to me. He has more bear encounters and interactions than most. But no one's being forced to comply with his preferences. The officials that flew out to recover the remains of Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend didn't carry bear spray. And when the killer bear approached them as they approached the victims remains, they sprayed that bear with lead, not pepper. Then another brown bear approached and it met the same end. These responders are given their choice of defense options. If they trusted bear spray more than bullets, why wouldn't these officials carry and use bear spray preferentially to lethal firearms? I gotta believe they've considered their options. The fact that I post this response doesn't mean I take anyone's stated preference or statements about their best bear defense tool personally. Forums allow readers exposure to all sides of the issues, from all perspectives, from all sorts of folks. I'm expressing my perspective, not forcing it on anyone. There's nothing personal about "dead men don't speak". The folks that have disappeared in Alaska that have never been found, don't report how they met their end, and neither do newspapers. Most folks that don't know how to shoot a firearm do know how to discharge aerosol spray from a can. The bear spray is apt to be better than "[B]Baaaaad[/B] Bear". As far as believing the Federally funded studies, those researchers and authors work for the same authorities that preferred the rest of us be prohibited from carrying firearms in national parks. Which is to say, they seem to be biased for reasons other than my best interests... [/QUOTE]
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