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Originally Posted by arbud
Last thing in the world I want to do is kill an animal. I am no cowboy. I hit what I aim at. Just want to be prepared that is all. Would love to just carry some bear spray. 35.00 rather than much more. But there sure are a lot of shoulds. I love the villages just do not want to end up dead as the population increases. Not worried about gators. You are stupid if you let your pet run near the water.
If you come between a mother bear and her cubs lets see if the loud noise or spray would work. Oh shoot it didnt I am mauled.
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I too have a ccw but no hand gun can protect you from a wildlife attack. Hand guns are protection against humans, period. The only time a bear, coyote, wolf, bobcat, panther or gator will attack you is if you surprise each other. In that case there would be absolutely no time for you to draw and shoot. If you think you would have time, you’re kidding yourself. To surprise each other you need to be in the brush. Wildlife is virtually invisible in the brush and would be on you in less than 2 seconds. Besides, even if you stalked, sneaked up and shot a bear point blank, the bullet would not be effective enough before you got mauled. Bear spray is the only proven effective bear deterrent. It would also work on any other wildlife that you may encounter. BUT, you have to be carrying the spray as there would be no time to dig it out of your pocket.