It seems like a lot of people take the dangers of backcountry camping/hiking pretty lightly. Most people I've met who do it take their dogs. Do a lot of people who trek out there actually have a good education on what to do if they have a bear encounter?
I'm not a camper but if I was to spend more time in the wilderness I would absolutely be concerned about bears. People always retort a bear attack is very rare (maybe it is), but it certainly does happen and every so often you hear stories like this. Would be a horrifying way to go.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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