Interesting article on bear spray vs. bear handgun defense

[memtb]

I gave you folks 3 days off……but, I'm back now! Aren't ya happy to see me back? Wait, don't answer that….my feelings are easily hurt! memtb

 

[sedancowboy]

Just recently this happened. Once again the gun saved the day.

Grizzly killed near Wolf Creek, cub in care of FWP

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks report a man searching for antlers shot and killed a grizzly bear on April 25 during an encounter on private land northwest of Wolf Creek.

www.kbzk.com

 

[Airedale56]

Bush wasn't in office when that law was signed.

I stand corrected!
Thanks.

 

[Reemty J]

When FWP has a grizzly in a snare they don't walk in with bear spray, they have shotguns with slugs or a 375……there is your answer!

 

[Airedale56]

Here is a better reason to carry in National Parks.
2022 article mentions 73 murders in National Parks in the three years prior to the article.
There's more than wild critters in our parks.
Feral humans are the most dangerous critters at large…anywhere.

Why most murders in national parks go unsolved

A new book, “Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders,” explores a small, but disturbing number of killings that have gone unsolved in our national parks.

nypost.com

 

[L2land]

Please don't start a human protection handgun thread.

 

[memtb]

Please don't start a human protection handgun thread.

If a 10 mm is great for stopping a rampaging grizzly, a 22 LR should be more than enough for a human! memtb

 

[HARPERC]

Here is a better reason to carry in National Parks.
2022 article mentions 73 murders in National Parks in the three years prior to the article.
There's more than wild critters in our parks.
Feral humans are the most dangerous critters at large…anywhere.

Why most murders in national parks go unsolved

A new book, “Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders,” explores a small, but disturbing number of killings that have gone unsolved in our national parks.

nypost.com

...And a lot more missing than we hear about.

 

[L2land]

Now that's a fun topic!

 

[Airedale56]

Please don't start a human protection handgun thread.

Thread hijack!
Sorry. maybe I should move my last to it's own thread….

Back to Bear spray…Carry on.

 

[akmtnhnt]

If a 10 mm is great for stopping a rampaging grizzly, a 22 LR should be more than enough for a human! memtb

Kills more humans than any other cartridge if we exclude war.

 

[Hand Skills]

...And a lot more missing than we hear about.

This cannot be overstated.

Remarkably, odds of going missing drop dramatically for those who travel with

-firearm
-personal locator beacon (in reach/spot etc)

Source;

https://m.youtube.com/user/canammissingproject

 

[ohlongarmisle]

If a 10 mm is great for stopping a rampaging grizzly, a 22 LR should be more than enough for a human! memtb

I've seen more humans killed with a 22 in 25 years as a cop and counting than any other caliber, usually only a single shot, 50% body, 50% head shots is a fair guess.

 

[jamie eaton]

So this , was and has been a long read . I've been into it for a while . I have not been to Wyoming ( other than cutting the southeast corner to head into Colorado ) since summer of 2006 . Holy **** what an idiot I was . Stayed out side of Dubois . With my 2 dogs and wife and kid in tow I traipsed around like a jackass . Riding my enduro on the trails , fishing in the mountain lakes and driving in the truck . Had my Ruger no 1 220 swift in case I could get a shot at a coyote . Having been in the area for several years before snowmobiling , bears were never an issue . I asked a guy when the snakes came out and decided first week of June would be best . Never thought about bears coming out of hibernation . On our trip out we drove through Yellowstone , I got a lot of pictures of grizzlies and some a little closer than I should have . Big difference between 35 and 53 . I now go nowhere without my sig P220 .45 and I can shoot it very well . By the way what is CNS ?