Carrying a gun for bears is the same self preservation technique as carrying a dive knife for sharks. A bear/shark charges me, I'm wounding my paddling / dive partner......... Scott Just North of Cuba, and armed......... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
or the gun or knife could be for you so you would not be alive when you get ate Good thing the most dangerous thing we have down here in Fla. is tourist and jet skies Dana At 01:37 AM 9/3/98 EDT, MadPoodle_at_aol.com wrote: >Carrying a gun for bears is the same self preservation technique as carrying a >dive knife for sharks. A bear/shark charges me, I'm wounding my paddling / >dive partner......... > >Scott > >Just North of Cuba, and armed......... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> Carrying a gun for bears is the same self preservation technique as carrying a > dive knife for sharks. A bear/shark charges me, I'm wounding my paddling / > dive partner......... Depends on the gun. A 15" T/C Encore in .416 Rigby is still a "handgun". But it is perfectly adequate for any bear. [shot placement is still important to *stop* the bear] You might break your wrist shooting it, but thats a different story... You've got to choose your method of dealing with these situations intelligently though. If you can't shoot offhand well, forget the gun. If you can't be passive when under attack, don't choose the play dead approach. If you can't be aggressive when in pain, don't choose the aggressive response approach. Know yourself, then use your head. No method is 100% effective. Any method can be 0% effective if used by someone with inappropriate personal characteristics. Richard Walker Houston, TX *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:16 AM 9/3/98 -0500, R. Walker wrote: >> Carrying a gun for bears is the same self preservation technique as carrying a >> dive knife for sharks. A bear/shark charges me, I'm wounding my paddling / >> dive partner......... > >Depends on the gun. A 15" T/C Encore in .416 Rigby is still a >"handgun". But it is perfectly adequate for any bear. [shot >placement is still important to *stop* the bear] You might break >your wrist shooting it, but thats a different story... > >You've got to choose your method of dealing with these situations >intelligently though. If you can't shoot offhand well, forget the gun. >If you can't be passive when under attack, don't choose the play >dead approach. If you can't be aggressive when in pain, don't >choose the aggressive response approach. Know yourself, then >use your head. No method is 100% effective. Any method can >be 0% effective if used by someone with inappropriate personal >characteristics. > > >Richard Walker >Houston, TX >*************************************************************************** You still only have to be just a little faster than your partner. By the way take insurance out on them before the trip. Dana *************************************************************************** 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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