In article ,
"Kevin Brooks" writes:

"Ragnar" wrote in message
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"Harry Andreas" wrote in message
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I wouldn't try a handgun on a bear though. Too dicey.

Rules for hiking in bear country:

1. ALWAYS bring a friend.
2. ALWAYS carry a .22LR pistol. NOTE: don't tell friend you have a gun.
3. When charged by a bear, shoot friend in leg.
4. RUN. You can't outrun a bear, but you can outrun your friend.

Sounds like a variation of the old joke..."Run? Why? We can't outrun that
bear!" "Nope, but I figure I can outrun *you*!"

That's why I always carry a backup pair of Nikes (The shoes, not
the SAM) in my backpack. (I'm pretty quick for a middle-aged fat
man.)

Then too, there was the time I took my then-girlfriend up to the
family compund in Oxford Country, Maine (A good pick-up line was "I'm
going to Paris this weekend. Would you like to come along?" (Of
course Paris is right next to Norway, and just before Bryant Pond)
Anyway, it's up in the mountains, lots of trees & lakes & stuff.
And it was Bear Season. She had on a brown jacket, and wanted to take
a walk in the woods.
"Don't wear that jacket", I told her, "You'll get mistaken for a
Bear."
"Well, what if I wear one of the orange hats?"
"They'll mistake you for a Smart Bear."

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster