Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Side Arm for Grizzly Country
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="rammac" data-source="post: 1916772" data-attributes="member: 27761"><p>Don't assume that a park range knows what they are talking about, they have their biases built in, most are environmentalists with degrees and their degree includes a bias toward always assuming that nature is benign.</p><p></p><p>Most rangers are taught statistics about bear spray that include data that doesn't involve an actual attack. Most of the Forest Services "data" on bear attacks is derived from their use of the spray to turn curious or hungry bears away from campsites and such. Also, the Forest Service does not differentiate their data on the circumstances of the bear contact. Questions like; was the bear casually walking by when you sprayed them, was the bear eating at a garbage site, was the bear walking when you sprayed it. Casual bear contacts are in no way the same as an actual attack. A casual contact can be broken very easily, usually just by talking calmly and walking slowing away.</p><p></p><p>A real bear attack gives you no chance to deploy a spray first, you wont have the time, you'll need to choose which tool to use in less than two seconds so choose wisely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rammac, post: 1916772, member: 27761"] Don't assume that a park range knows what they are talking about, they have their biases built in, most are environmentalists with degrees and their degree includes a bias toward always assuming that nature is benign. Most rangers are taught statistics about bear spray that include data that doesn't involve an actual attack. Most of the Forest Services "data" on bear attacks is derived from their use of the spray to turn curious or hungry bears away from campsites and such. Also, the Forest Service does not differentiate their data on the circumstances of the bear contact. Questions like; was the bear casually walking by when you sprayed them, was the bear eating at a garbage site, was the bear walking when you sprayed it. Casual bear contacts are in no way the same as an actual attack. A casual contact can be broken very easily, usually just by talking calmly and walking slowing away. A real bear attack gives you no chance to deploy a spray first, you wont have the time, you'll need to choose which tool to use in less than two seconds so choose wisely. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Side Arm for Grizzly Country
Top