I'm planing a trip up there and I'm struggling with the decision of whether to take a gun as protection against a possible polar bear attack. A few locals have said to take one but I know of two paddling groups that did not see any bears between Inukjuak and Kuujjuarapik. Seems likelihood of even seeing one is pretty low. I'm also interested to here about anyone's experience along that coast. Two additional concerns are communications and transport along the coast on ships, barges or other marine craft. Sounds like Sat phones are the only thing that work out there and ship traffic seems pretty sparse. thanks -mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Dziobak Mich Tech Univ. Civil & Environmental Engineering 1400 Townsend Dr. Houghton, MI 49931 906-487-3471 Fax: 906-487-2943 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
If you take a gun and don't need it, you'll be very annoyed. If you don't take a gun and do need it, you'll be very dead Steve Brown Mike Dziobak <mdziobak_at_mtu.edu> wrote: I'm planing a trip up there and I'm struggling with the decision of whether to take a gun as protection against a possible polar bear attack. ...... -mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> to take a gun as protection against a possible polar bear attack. A few Let me explain this way: On Svalbard Archipelago (so called spitsbergen), between greenland and Franz Josef Land, EVERY group or person leaving the habiat areas, ALWAYS carry a huge caliber riflle. There is a policy for all Outdoor-Travellers do take guns with them. Svalbard ist Polar Bears Land and Polar Bars are on the top of the food pyramid. For them, a human is only food, mayb interesting but nothing more. But better is, not to let the bears come near your tnet or what else. Take some loud exploding stuff to scare the bears. Don4t try to run away, they4re faster. Learn to imitate a bear, b huge, don4t scared, loud and if nothing works, make sure you4re good with the rifle, you wouldn4t get a second chance. There so many stories about contacts with polar bears. Everything had happened yet. All the best *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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