"named by the lonely trappers who lived in the Hole area, the Tetons were named for the French word for 'breasts' "Grand Tetons lol
"named by the lonely trappers who lived in the Hole area, the Tetons were named for the French word for 'breasts' "Grand Tetons lol
Back from a week in Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons and pretty sure I'm signing up to be a park ranger from here on out so see you guys and LAW later.
If that doesn't work out I'll be karate kicking drywall starting next week if anyone wants to join in.
I believe bears are fairly docile when it comes to road rage events. Go with the spray.Am I trusting bear spray, or am I packing a large caliber hand gun for bears...
Well, with the handgun you need to hit the bear directly and hope the stopping power is sufficient.Am I trusting bear spray, or am I packing a large caliber hand gun for bears...
COUNTER POINT: doc owns gunsLong talk with a retired Denali Park Ranger last summer, what was the scariest situation you ever encountered, paraphrased:
Alone, on a 7 day hike in a very remote part of a new National Forest south of Anchorage, (bears are bigger in the Southern part of the state where they feed on Salmon), encountered the largest brown bear I'd ever seen. And I was probably the first human he'd ever seen. Head the size of a large beach ball, only 10-15 feet away. We both stopped and stared each other down. I had a large caliber pistol pointed at his head. Had he come at me, I would have emptied the chambers but all it would have done is piss him off. Would have to be incredibly lucky to take him down before he ate me. They've found rifle slugs imbedded in their skulls that they lived with for years. Finally the bear decided to move on and walked away.
This guy had worked that area for decades. Small of stature, absolute badass. Stick with the spray.
The only downside of the trip is that I'm afraid my young children have developed some less than flattering stereotypes of Asian tourists.
Those people are called dumbasses.From what I understand people also have a tendency to shoot themselves with handguns. That seems to be a bigger problem than some pepper spray.
So people won't get nervous and shoot themselves in the face with a glock?The problem with bear spray/pepper spray in general is people tend to spray themselves in a rush. Now you're blind and have bear problems.
A glock round won't get caught in the wind and carry it off target or spray back in your face.So people won't get nervous and shoot themselves in the face with a glock?
Spraying yourself in the face with pepper spray and getting mauled by a bear is natural selection.
A glock would also be a moronic choice for bear protection. Too small a projectile and too complicated to chamber a round under durress unless you carry it hot, which would also be moronic when walking through the woods.
People with this simplistic of am understanding of firearms are definitely better off with the bear spray though.
Per your article in reference to the glock "there are better choices for those who live in areas with lots of grizzly or brown bears"
Per your article in reference to the glock "there are better choices for those who live in areas with lots of grizzly or brown bears"
Glock 20 is actually considered a decent bear gun, but I'd probably roll with 44 Magnum.
Your broke ass back can be there as well. Another, albeit not very appetizing, option that I can out run is awesome. Also after your inaccurate statements about local wildlife in not sure you're qualified for this conversation. We'll call on you when we talk about "hunting" or for you -> animals corralled into a game reserve so yuppies with Italian shotguns and yetis can buy trophies.Give me a short barreled shotgun with slugs. Much easier to shoot a long gun and much more room for error.
Good luck to Anth and chad with their bear spray though. My want to add a rape whistle to your arsenal also.![]()
Yes. I wonder who Simmons will whine about and blame if/when this endeavor fails. If his HBO numbers suck, they won't tolerate it for all that long."The Ringer" kind of sucks so far.