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Am I crazy for suggesting taking bear spray AS WELL as a gun..?
Hi all,
Recently had an argument with my husband because he’s taking my son on a hike where he’s been scouting moose recently, and I suggested he take bear spray as well as his gun.
For context, we live in Alaska on the Kenai peninsula and both my husband and I are lifelong Alaskans and spend a lot of time outdoors. He’s only been hunting for a few years.
He thinks I’m being ridiculous and keeps telling me bear spray is essentially useless when he has a gun— but that’s not what the statistics show and obviously it is situational. The thing is, I didn’t say “use bear spray instead of a gun” — I understand that having a gun is smart in the backwoods in bear territory.
Am I being over cautious or ridiculous here? Should I let it go? I don’t understand what the resistance is to taking an additional form of defense
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Hi all,
Recently had an argument with my husband because he’s taking my son on a hike where he’s been scouting moose recently, and I suggested he take bear spray as well as his gun.
For context, we live in Alaska on the Kenai peninsula and both my husband and I are lifelong Alaskans and spend a lot of time outdoors. He’s only been hunting for a few years.
He thinks I’m being ridiculous and keeps telling me bear spray is essentially useless when he has a gun— but that’s not what the statistics show and obviously it is situational. The thing is, I didn’t say “use bear spray instead of a gun” — I understand that having a gun is smart in the backwoods in bear territory.
Am I being over cautious or ridiculous here? Should I let it go? I don’t understand what the resistance is to taking an additional form of defense
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What does "sawing-thong" mean in the context of fire-making?
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Hello, good evening. I’d like to know the answer to that; here is a screenshot of the paragraph. Thanks!
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Hello, good evening. I’d like to know the answer to that; here is a screenshot of the paragraph. Thanks!
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Snakes in the woods
So, I'm in Bulgaria, it is hot outside and I like going hunting through the woods. I also wish I could properly stroll through the woods however I'm terrified of the idea of stumbling upon a snake. There are no proper trails, at least I don't focus on them, and for me it's hard to spot them Bulgarian snakes. I've only encountered them in the city at some open spaces before.
They are not extremely dangerous but also not a small deal, especially considering my habit of walking for hours. If I get bitten somewhere there simply wouldn't be enough time for me to walk back to relative safety. Specifically when on a position during hunting (you don't move much for hours and are focused on the target potentially coming in) snakes are always a danger even if not a statistically common one
Right now my faith lies in some boots that are hopefully good enough. I am considering researching how to get my hands on antivenom.
any advice you have in general?
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So, I'm in Bulgaria, it is hot outside and I like going hunting through the woods. I also wish I could properly stroll through the woods however I'm terrified of the idea of stumbling upon a snake. There are no proper trails, at least I don't focus on them, and for me it's hard to spot them Bulgarian snakes. I've only encountered them in the city at some open spaces before.
They are not extremely dangerous but also not a small deal, especially considering my habit of walking for hours. If I get bitten somewhere there simply wouldn't be enough time for me to walk back to relative safety. Specifically when on a position during hunting (you don't move much for hours and are focused on the target potentially coming in) snakes are always a danger even if not a statistically common one
Right now my faith lies in some boots that are hopefully good enough. I am considering researching how to get my hands on antivenom.
any advice you have in general?
#activity
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