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<blockquote data-quote="dgarrett" data-source="post: 1598729" data-attributes="member: 58686"><p>This is not to put down anyone fears or worries about what they think they should need to hunt bear country... More about what statistics say the likelihood of anyone getting mauled... I find it somewhat amusing by some of the worry about bears some legitimate and some not in my opinion ... How many of you run for the house every time you hear thunder? Well you probably have about the same chance of getting struck by lighting or less as you do mauled by a bear.... How many never go on a hill side with more then a 3% grade when there is snow on it.... Way more people dead or buried in avalanches every year in the same areas then have any problem with bears. How about never going next to a river, way more people drown .. Well I have things I won't do... Like go in the pasture with horse... Even with some of the most expensive well trained long traveled rope horses around.... Being all crippled up I chose not to be around them dam nags when I can't react if they start pushing and kicking each other around... But It does not bother me to sleep in a tent in bear country.... I was a bit spoiled as when I first went down by West Yellowstone bow hunting... It was with guys that grew up hunting down there their whole lives...I watched how they worked around and talked to bears that got to close and the ones that were showing nervousness marching back and forth snapping their teeth.....I am not saying not to go prepared but I think the main thing is to go prepared with exactly how much stuff it will take you to easy your mind and believe you are well protected so worry doesn't ruin your hunt. We all know and hear about in the news , internet,ect and every other place they can publish any bear attack story. But when someone is buried in an avalanche which happens way more often we hear about it 1-2 times....I say have a healthy respect and what ever protection you feel you need and if that isn't enough and you are miserable with worry the whole trip... don't go...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dgarrett, post: 1598729, member: 58686"] This is not to put down anyone fears or worries about what they think they should need to hunt bear country... More about what statistics say the likelihood of anyone getting mauled... I find it somewhat amusing by some of the worry about bears some legitimate and some not in my opinion ... How many of you run for the house every time you hear thunder? Well you probably have about the same chance of getting struck by lighting or less as you do mauled by a bear.... How many never go on a hill side with more then a 3% grade when there is snow on it.... Way more people dead or buried in avalanches every year in the same areas then have any problem with bears. How about never going next to a river, way more people drown .. Well I have things I won't do... Like go in the pasture with horse... Even with some of the most expensive well trained long traveled rope horses around.... Being all crippled up I chose not to be around them dam nags when I can't react if they start pushing and kicking each other around... But It does not bother me to sleep in a tent in bear country.... I was a bit spoiled as when I first went down by West Yellowstone bow hunting... It was with guys that grew up hunting down there their whole lives...I watched how they worked around and talked to bears that got to close and the ones that were showing nervousness marching back and forth snapping their teeth.....I am not saying not to go prepared but I think the main thing is to go prepared with exactly how much stuff it will take you to easy your mind and believe you are well protected so worry doesn't ruin your hunt. We all know and hear about in the news , internet,ect and every other place they can publish any bear attack story. But when someone is buried in an avalanche which happens way more often we hear about it 1-2 times....I say have a healthy respect and what ever protection you feel you need and if that isn't enough and you are miserable with worry the whole trip... don't go... [/QUOTE]
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