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Originally Posted by javadog
My son lives in Alaska and never goes anywhere outdoors without his .45.
For what it's worth,
JR
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Be SURE and file the sights off of it frist. Very important!
That way it won't hurt so much when the bear rams it up your ass.
Any pistol is just a pop gun for a bear. When I taught mammalogy I held up a grizz skull next to a model of a Sherman tank - the bones are shaped just like the armor (before we got reactive armor). The bone structure is designed to ward off a blow from another bear, a moose's antlers, horns of a Dall sheep etc.
Besides I don't think Denali will allow you a gun. Pepper spray will work better. It is for close in use - when that berry bush starts moving. A rifle or even a shot gun with slugs is more of a distance weapon -- and if you have that distance, you are probably going to be ok.
Except for teenagers, and females with cubs, most bears will leave you alone as long as they don't think you are food.
Bears are intelligent and curious. IF one sees you on a bicycle it may want to investigate. IF it sees a bideal human standing up and not running it may just put you in the category of "non-food items, other" or it has been conditioned - the category of "skunks, wolverines and other smaller creatures that are nonetheless not to be messed with."