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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It’s just expanding the area where guns are allowed in the bush, it’s not like they aren’t already being used.
How do you think bears that pose a threat get put down by wildlife officers? I assumed they shot them, and I don’t know if coming across an angry bear eating people is a lot less stressful than coming across a bear in general.
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Of course wildlife officers are going to use a rifle to put down a dangerous animal. But I believe they’ll be a lot more responsible and cognizant of the hazards of using a gun than anyone else in that situation is.
But by stressful situation, I am talking about when a hiker and bear unexpectedly cross paths. Spraying the bear spray isn’t as complicated as Pylon makes it out to be,as if he was some hapless subject of an informercial, where the only other option is jingling bear bells in a panic.
Even if you do spray it in the wrong direction, it will be better than shooting in the wrong direction, except that maybe the sound could spook the bear.