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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 1058534" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p>Good discussion. Hopefully, it'll help all of us to think more critically if nothing else.</p><p></p><p>I like to think options are good to have. I'm no expert, but I tend to carry both bear spray and a pistol with a potent load of choice made an tested by myself. That way we/I have a non-lethal and lethal options. When my wife and kids and I hike together, usually my wife and I carry pistols and my kids carry bear spray. </p><p></p><p>Most cops out there carry spray, taser and pistol giving them options. Obviously, different situations in the field, but the 'options' idea still persists. </p><p></p><p>With the wolf story I posted in an above quote, that situation, given several factors, was suspicious enough that I went immediately to the pistol (didn't have bear spray with me--first thought was actually to take a picture, but then a split second 'situational awareness' process occurred changing my thinking) with firing a warning shot, not too mention that a spray wouldn't have reached that far--no 'warning' shots with bear spray. Perhaps a warning shot could diffuse a situation before a bear or wolf gets too close? Perhaps sometimes not.</p><p></p><p>I'm torn between carrying a higher capacity, say .40 SW for a wolf pack, and a much more potent round for a larger bear encounter. We now have the feds in this state making big push to 'recover' the grizzly population. Can someone tell them they have never left?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 1058534, member: 1742"] Good discussion. Hopefully, it'll help all of us to think more critically if nothing else. I like to think options are good to have. I'm no expert, but I tend to carry both bear spray and a pistol with a potent load of choice made an tested by myself. That way we/I have a non-lethal and lethal options. When my wife and kids and I hike together, usually my wife and I carry pistols and my kids carry bear spray. Most cops out there carry spray, taser and pistol giving them options. Obviously, different situations in the field, but the 'options' idea still persists. With the wolf story I posted in an above quote, that situation, given several factors, was suspicious enough that I went immediately to the pistol (didn't have bear spray with me--first thought was actually to take a picture, but then a split second 'situational awareness' process occurred changing my thinking) with firing a warning shot, not too mention that a spray wouldn't have reached that far--no 'warning' shots with bear spray. Perhaps a warning shot could diffuse a situation before a bear or wolf gets too close? Perhaps sometimes not. I'm torn between carrying a higher capacity, say .40 SW for a wolf pack, and a much more potent round for a larger bear encounter. We now have the feds in this state making big push to 'recover' the grizzly population. Can someone tell them they have never left? [/QUOTE]
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