Yes, it is very sad. Especially for Amie, who was already afraid of bears and just along for the trip.
You should order some bear spray. After all, you're in charge of protecting the tikes from bears right?? ;) You can clip it to your belt and spray it from there. It shoots a blast up to 30 feet. And, since bears only take about 1.5 seconds to reach you once they charge, it's a lot faster to depress a button than to lift and aim your shotgun!! I read in that book that the spray will stop a charging bear, but shotgun blasts usually won't, they'll just make the bear angrier.
Oh, and don't buy the cheap stuff, it doesn't work. You have to buy the real deal, which is expensive, but it's worth it since, well, it actually stops bears..!
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Date: 2006-08-26 12:51 am (UTC)You should order some bear spray. After all, you're in charge of protecting the tikes from bears right?? ;) You can clip it to your belt and spray it from there. It shoots a blast up to 30 feet. And, since bears only take about 1.5 seconds to reach you once they charge, it's a lot faster to depress a button than to lift and aim your shotgun!! I read in that book that the spray will stop a charging bear, but shotgun blasts usually won't, they'll just make the bear angrier.
Oh, and don't buy the cheap stuff, it doesn't work. You have to buy the real deal, which is expensive, but it's worth it since, well, it actually stops bears..!