Re: [Paddlewise] Guns and Polar Bears

I never thought of a bear standing 10 feet tall weighing over half a ton
with paws twice the size of my head  as cute and cuddly.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Reese" <melissa_at_bonnyweeboaty.net>
To: "Paddlewise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Guns and Polar Bears


> On Tuesday, November 04, 2003, at 9:54:21 AM PST, Shawn Baker wrote:
>
> > That said, this really isn't a gun group, but I'd hate to see
> > someone use the wrong size shot.
>
> I certainly agree that this is not a gun group, but I find the
> current discussion interesting nonetheless (and I don't own any
> guns either...never even held one).
>
> In general, I don't like even the idea of me owning/carrying a gun
> (and I certainly don't like the idea of having to shoot such cute and
> cuddly looking bears!), but with my dream to someday live in Alaska,
> with lots of wilderness paddling and hiking in mind, I'm wondering
> what advice the more experienced "bear country people" here would have
> for a person like myself.
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