Im not TOO familiar with bears, but Im fairly certain if I unloaded a clip of .22s into one's face it would run away. They dont even like bells.
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If you hit one of the cranial cavities(nasal, etc.), you might get lucky...but a .22 is SUCH a lightweight wimpy round(as you know) that anything less than a bearseye would probably incite an unfriendly response. I'd feel much more secure with a 12GA, a 30-06 or a .44mag. Either way, I'm not shootin' unless he's chargin'. Why tempt fate, ya know?
Sheesh alot of people scared of critters.
If you get killed by a critter it's more than likely going to be a deer. After you hit it on the road and you careen and crash to your doom.
i guess people always have to have this sense of ultimate control. Anticipating an attack that will never happen unless you're extremely unlucky. Fact is that people are animals too, and we're frikking pussies. But we should be smart enough to understand that the main rule is animals want their space and not be threatened.
If you get killed by a critter it's more than likely going to be a deer. After you hit it on the road and you careen and crash to your doom.
i guess people always have to have this sense of ultimate control. Anticipating an attack that will never happen unless you're extremely unlucky. Fact is that people are animals too, and we're frikking pussies. But we should be smart enough to understand that the main rule is animals want their space and not be threatened.
Only the ones that could eat me.
True...and it's almost happened several times.
"See the animal in his cage that you built
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs."
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs."
Quite correct. No matter where I am or who I'm with, I like to be able to take care of business should the need arise no matter how unlikely. I'd like to not "go quietly into that goodnight" when I can ensure raucous kicking & screaming for a few hundred measly clams.
Sounds like this guy was just trying to scare the girl into feeling comforted by his big sword. 
Man... I still say that Black Bears can't be predictable. You never know.
Like I said earlier Jesse Whitsell a DH pro from back in the day who recently got back into the DH scene had a Black Bear charge him from off the course. This was at the Diablo Domination Race, Round 2. The scary thing, was that he had no idea - he never saw the bear coming - only some spectators from the base saw the bear. Lucky for him he was haulin' ass.
...that's seriously fu@ked up though.
My granfather used to hunt in Alaska back in the 50's and 60's and he told me that the only thing good enough to stop a bear - any bear is a high-powered rifle. Nothing smaller than a 30.06...
Hope the new Diablo Trail Patrol is strapped next year...
Like I said earlier Jesse Whitsell a DH pro from back in the day who recently got back into the DH scene had a Black Bear charge him from off the course. This was at the Diablo Domination Race, Round 2. The scary thing, was that he had no idea - he never saw the bear coming - only some spectators from the base saw the bear. Lucky for him he was haulin' ass.
...that's seriously fu@ked up though.
My granfather used to hunt in Alaska back in the 50's and 60's and he told me that the only thing good enough to stop a bear - any bear is a high-powered rifle. Nothing smaller than a 30.06...
Hope the new Diablo Trail Patrol is strapped next year...
i came across a female nudist taking a run in the woods by my college. that made my day 