Philip Wylie wrote: >It is said that polar bears are known to be capable of swimming after prey for >up to fifteen hours continuously. It is also said that they can bust open a >refrigerator >with but one blow of their paw. Good reason to pack a 10-mm Glock for such >circumstances as far as I am concerned. Hi Philip, Backcountry veterans offer this piece of advice to those proposing to use handguns (Glocks, .375 magnums, whatever)against grizzly or polar bears: Be sure to file the front sighting notch off. This is so that it won't hurt quite as much when the bear shoves it up your, um, er, stern compartment hatch. >From another Philip Philip Torrens "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Just a quick comment on the thread about the use of handguns against large bears. Might be joking on behalf of Philip and Philip, but the idea is a serious no-no. Handguns are of limited use against brown (grizzly) and polar bears. Even the most powerful calibre handgun is considered ineffective or simply marginally effective against these animals -- most likely it will just wound them and make it a more dengerous situation. Instead prepare yourself by learning how to avoid an unpleasent encounter -- most bear encounters are completely benign and will not need lethal force to resolve. Michael Kundu Project SeaWolf/Arcturus Adventure Communications "The Source for Extreme Adventuresports Photojournalism" respond to ProjectSeaWolf_at_seanet.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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