US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:00 pm
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Re: US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:06 pm
This is funny. My cousin's husband (Lt. Col in the AF) just got stationed in Alaska. She was talking about getting a pistol for bears. I told her a .22 is all she needed. Just shoot her husband in the knee and she was good. I'm sending her this article.
Re: US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:36 pm
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424 ... 0167473634jason812 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:06 pm This is funny. My cousin's husband (Lt. Col in the AF) just got stationed in Alaska. She was talking about getting a pistol for bears. I told her a .22 is all she needed. Just shoot her husband in the knee and she was good. I'm sending her this article.
Might send her this too.
In case you missed the thread about bubba the bear.
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=37105&hilit=lake+tahoe
Re: US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:37 pm
I wonder how many millions the government wasted doing the study for that recommendation!philip964 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:00 pm https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ng-friends
Even if friendship has run it’s course.
Re: US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:48 pm
Handguns can be effective against bears. Here is an article by Dean Weingarten, Ammoland.
https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/update ... z6UYAiaPAK
https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/update ... z6UYAiaPAK
Read more: https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/update ... z6UYBIIYfG
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By March of 2019, our renewed efforts had found another 26 instances. The 63 incidents had 3 failures, for a 95% success rate. The incidents are heavily weighted toward the present. The ability to publish and search for these incidents has increased over the years.
By August of 2019, we have found ten more cases, making 73 cases, with three failures, for a success rate of 96%.
As of March 2020, we have found 20 more handgun cases, for a total of 93 cases, with three failures, for a success rate of 97%.
Re: US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 11:54 pm
I wonder how many friends they sacrificed to see if it really works.puma guy wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:37 pmI wonder how many millions the government wasted doing the study for that recommendation!philip964 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:00 pm https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ng-friends
Even if friendship has run it’s course.
Re: US National Park Service: do not sacrifice slower friend in bear attack
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:50 am
About as many give or take on the rest of the bizarre waste of money.puma guy wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:37 pmI wonder how many millions the government wasted doing the study for that recommendation!philip964 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:00 pm https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ng-friends
Even if friendship has run it’s course.
https://www.rd.com/list/wasteful-govern ... -examples/