Any one venturing into a wilderness where big C carnivours are present needs to remember that all wild animals are by nature unpredictable. As far as statistics go, they are best taken with a grain of salt. The possibility of hefty fines and criminal prosecution for killing a wild animals helps to ensure that many incidents go unreported. If you can see a polar bear they can see you, if they can see you, you are on the menu. There are some very good books on the subject of bear attacks written by Gary Shelton. Mr. Shelton is a firearms expert who makes a living training people who work in the bush, to defend themselves against bear attack. Mike O. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 31 2003 - 07:29:20 PST
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