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Avatars Sort By: Steven Paris (saparisor) - M  Locale: Pacific
Northwest Another death in Yellowstone attributed to a grizzly
on 08/29/2011 11:37:47 MDT Print View  Sorry if this was already
posted:  Eric Blumensaadt (Danepacker) - MLife  Locale: Mojave
Desert Weapons... on 08/30/2011 15:59:30 MDT Print View  Once
again, I'd bet the guy may have survived if he'd had a magnum
handgun in .44 mag. or better. .357 S&W just won't cut it W/O a
perfect shot.  Pilate de Guerre (deGuerre) - F  Locale: SE, USA
Bears are scary on 08/30/2011 16:37:32 MDT Print View  Bears are
scary.  My thoughts are with John Wallace's family.  Jonathan
Foley Guns not as effective as bearspray on 08/30/2011 17:22:30
MDT Print View  I don't have access to the data at the moment,
but numerous studies have confirmed that bearspray is more
effective than a handgun in stopping an attacking grizzly. How
quickly can you accur