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I just got a letter from Idaho F&G informing me that my brother's and my new hunting area (unit 61) is infested with griz. Well, we're pretty careful anyway. But get this!

F&G advocates beaR SPRAY rather than firearms for self defense. Included in the letter was a blurb by Tom Smithicon, PhD, bear research biologist. He says that in 300 Alaskan bear attacks where the human defended him/herself with a firearm, there were 23 fatalities and 16 severe injures, plus 48 additional less serious injuries.

in 72 attacks where the human used bear spray for defense, there were only 2 injuries, both less than serious.

That bear spray must be som BA-A-A-D S**t!

I might give the man a call, actually. It's not the resu;t I would have expected.

jn
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