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Originally Posted by Drisump
These stories of the "great risk" assumed while driving through bear country is such a pile. Given how many people hike and cycle through it....with few casualties, the risk is far over-blown. I'd like to know how often a gun has actually saved someone with an encounter with a bear. I've been close to bears (even grizzlies) quite often (while hiking) and never have they shown any inclination toward aggression. If I was so inclined (and allowed to) I probably would've shot at the bear and came back with a story of how the firearm had saved me. Anyway just my 2 cents. Cheers
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Yep. In Alaska it's like walking through a field of cows. Except they are bears.
One BIG caveat... The same fat lazy non threatening bear in September might rip you to pieces in April after hibernation.
I always go to Alaska in late summer/early fall. The bears are incredibly fat and passive. Gorging on berries and salmon. In the "bear attack" video, notice that the river is fast... a spring runoff. And the bear in skinny and with cubs. I wouldn't share the river with a hungry bear with cubs fresh out of hibernation.