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Originally Posted by pylon
I hike in Kananaskis alone all the time. I carry bear spray, and a 10" Bowie knife on a chest sheath when I am alone.
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Maybe I'm too nonchalant about bears, because that sounds like extreme overkill to me.
I'm curious what the odds of being mugged or raped are compared to the odds of a bear attack. For example, what should an outdoor woman's first purchase be? Pepper spray or bear spray?
I might be totally out to lunch and naïve for not worrying about bears, but every one I've encountered has had zero interest in hanging around to investigate the human further.