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Interesting article on bear spray vs. bear handgun defense
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<blockquote data-quote="biednick" data-source="post: 3093596" data-attributes="member: 123604"><p>Most bears are pussycats. Black bears are by far the most common in the US, and are what folks are most likely to encounter. They'd generally prefer to avoid human interaction, so they're easy to spook. Of course there's rare cases where they do become aggressive, which is why there's about as many black bear attacks as deer attacks each year. Grizzlies are a different story, and it makes sense to carry something for defense against them. </p><p></p><p>The average person, even the average hunter, can't shoot well in a high stress situation. Odds are most people won't be able to stop a bear with a gun. Just like every day CCW you need to routinely train, and the vast majority of people won't do that. Hitting a bear with bear spray is easier than hitting a bear with a bullet, and a hit with spray does a whole lot more than a miss with a bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="biednick, post: 3093596, member: 123604"] Most bears are pussycats. Black bears are by far the most common in the US, and are what folks are most likely to encounter. They'd generally prefer to avoid human interaction, so they're easy to spook. Of course there's rare cases where they do become aggressive, which is why there's about as many black bear attacks as deer attacks each year. Grizzlies are a different story, and it makes sense to carry something for defense against them. The average person, even the average hunter, can't shoot well in a high stress situation. Odds are most people won't be able to stop a bear with a gun. Just like every day CCW you need to routinely train, and the vast majority of people won't do that. Hitting a bear with bear spray is easier than hitting a bear with a bullet, and a hit with spray does a whole lot more than a miss with a bullet. [/QUOTE]
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