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#86481 - 01/08/08 06:48 PM bears
wvheaven85 newbie Registered: 12/28/07 Posts: 5 Loc: west virginia	hey everyone! what are some views about bears held by backcountry hikers? do you arm yourself with bear mace or chance it? even though the chances are slim of being challenged by them, what do you do to be prepared for the "just in case" moment?
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bears	wvheaven85	01/08/08 06:48 PM
Re: bears	MattnID	01/08/08 07:15 PM
Re: bears	chaz	02/06/08 05:06 AM
Re: bears	aimless	01/08/08 07:33 PM
Re: bears	Tango61	01/08/08 07:36 PM
Re: bears	hikerduane	01/08/08 08:10 PM
Re: bears	hikerduane	01/08/08 08:14 PM
Re: bears	Xelif	01/08/08 11:15 PM
Re: bears	Earthling	01/09/08 09:45 AM
Re: bears	ringtail	01/09/08 10:08 AM
Re: bears	Earthling	01/09/08 11:38 AM
Re: bears	aimless	01/09/08 10:12 AM
Re: bears	Bearpaw	01/08/08 09:19 PM
Re: bears	Wolfeye	01/10/08 05:53 PM
Guns?	cheap	01/10/08 06:52 PM
Re: Guns?	finallyME	01/10/08 07:41 PM
Re: Guns?	oldranger	01/10/08 08:32 PM
Re: Guns?	cheap	01/10/08 08:35 PM
Re: Guns?	finallyME	01/11/08 12:16 PM
Re: Guns?	Paddy_Crow	01/11/08 03:10 PM
Re: Guns?	Dryer	01/10/08 08:00 PM
Re: Guns?	chaz	01/11/08 07:36 AM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	01/11/08 04:17 PM
Re: Guns?	Jimshaw	01/11/08 04:45 PM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	01/11/08 05:37 PM
Re: Guns?	cheap	01/11/08 05:51 PM
Re: Guns?	MattnID	01/13/08 12:27 PM
Re: Guns?	Dryer	01/11/08 06:30 PM
Re: Guns?	cheap	01/11/08 07:25 PM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	01/11/08 07:39 PM
Re: Guns?	finallyME	01/11/08 08:33 PM
Re: Guns?	Wolfeye	01/13/08 04:15 PM
Re: Guns?	finallyME	01/13/08 06:20 PM
Re: Guns?	hootyhoo	01/13/08 02:48 PM
Re: Guns?	Dryer	01/13/08 06:34 PM
Re: Guns?	Jimshaw	01/14/08 05:39 PM
Re: Guns?	Dryer	01/14/08 07:15 PM
Re: Guns?	cheap	01/14/08 07:19 PM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	01/15/08 03:28 PM
Re: Guns?	hikerduane	01/12/08 07:10 AM
Re: Guns?	Ecrow	02/02/08 10:14 AM
Re: Guns?	MattnID	02/02/08 10:45 AM
Re: Guns?	chaz	02/02/08 01:03 PM
Re: Guns?	BobEFord	02/02/08 07:49 PM
Re: Guns?	phat	02/02/08 08:44 PM
Re: Guns?	Jimshaw	02/02/08 09:24 PM
Re: Guns?	phat	02/02/08 09:45 PM
Re: Guns?	chaz	02/03/08 07:11 AM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	02/05/08 12:50 PM
Re: Guns?	Dryer	02/05/08 03:25 PM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	02/05/08 03:56 PM
Re: Guns?	MattnID	02/05/08 04:35 PM
Re: Guns?	phat	02/05/08 11:24 PM
Re: Guns?	Jimshaw	02/05/08 07:29 PM
Re: Guns?	oldranger	02/02/08 08:49 PM
Re: Guns?	Ecrow	02/06/08 10:49 PM
Re: Guns?	Paddy_Crow	02/07/08 06:09 AM
Re: Guns?	MattnID	02/07/08 08:05 AM
Re: Guns?	Paddy_Crow	02/07/08 08:56 AM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	02/07/08 09:20 AM
Re: Guns?	finallyME	02/07/08 12:02 PM
Re: Guns?	MattnID	02/07/08 12:47 PM
Re: Guns?	Jimshaw	02/07/08 08:24 AM
Re: Guns?	Wolfeye	02/07/08 05:23 PM
Re: Guns?	Jimshaw	02/07/08 06:57 PM
Re: Guns?	finallyME	02/08/08 02:29 PM
Re: Guns?	midnightsun03	02/12/08 08:22 PM
Re: Guns?	Earthling	02/13/08 12:38 PM
Re: death or death	Ecrow	02/10/08 03:53 PM
Re: death or death	Paddy_Crow	02/11/08 05:11 AM
Re: death or death	JAK	02/11/08 07:03 AM
Re: Guns? Five-year-old kills a bear	Brumfield	02/17/08 05:57 PM
Re: Guns? Five-year-old kills a bear	kevonionia	02/17/08 09:43 PM
Re: Guns? Five-year-old kills a bear	Earthling	02/19/08 01:06 PM
Re: bears	hootyhoo	01/13/08 02:52 PM
Re: bears	aimless	01/14/08 08:00 PM
let's try a native's perspective	Wolfeye	02/07/08 05:12 PM
Re: let's try a native's perspective	finallyME	02/08/08 02:32 PM
Re: let's try a native's perspective	Brumfield	02/13/08 01:54 PM
Re: let's try a native's perspective	Paddy_Crow	02/13/08 02:29 PM
Re: Religion and Politics on this forum	Brumfield	02/14/08 01:13 PM
Re: Religion and Politics on this forum	Paddy_Crow	02/14/08 03:41 PM
Re: Religion and Politics on this forum	Dryer	02/14/08 05:00 PM
Re: Religion and Politics on this forum	aimless	02/14/08 05:26 PM
Re: Religion and Politics on this forum	Brumfield	02/14/08 07:04 PM
Re: Religion and Politics on this forum	Paddy_Crow	02/15/08 07:18 AM
Back to Bears....everyone stay on topic.	Dryer	02/15/08 09:23 AM
Re: Back to Bears....everyone stay on topic.	Paddy_Crow	02/15/08 10:51 AM
Re: Back to Bears....everyone stay on topic.	Dryer	02/15/08 11:19 AM
Re: Back to Bears....everyone stay on topic.	Earthling	02/15/08 12:37 PM
Re: Back to Bears....everyone stay on topic.	drow42	02/15/08 01:55 PM
Re: Back to Bears. stay on topic. Final Score	Brumfield	02/16/08 07:26 AM
Re: Back to Bears. stay on topic. Final Score	Paddy_Crow	02/16/08 09:50 AM
Re: Back to Bears. stay on topic. Final Score	Dryer	02/16/08 10:13 AM
Re: Back to Bears. stay on topic. Final Score	Earthling	02/19/08 01:07 PM
Re: Back to Bears. stay on topic. Final Score	Dryer	02/19/08 01:19 PM
Re: Back to Bears - Final Score - Other Sports	Brumfield	02/16/08 12:54 PM
Re: let's try a native's perspective	Earthling	02/15/08 11:03 AM
Re: bears	tinaanderson	02/08/08 07:23 AM
Re: bears	Paddy_Crow	02/08/08 08:27 AM
Re: bears - NOT Again!	Brumfield	02/10/08 08:41 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again!	DTape	02/11/08 03:58 AM
Re: bears - NOT Again!	Brumfield	02/11/08 09:24 AM
Re: bears - NOT Again!	oldranger	02/11/08 07:00 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again! (DBB) Dead By Bear	Brumfield	02/13/08 01:25 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again! (DBB) Dead By Bear	Earthling	02/13/08 01:40 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again! (DBB) Dead By Bear	kevonionia	02/14/08 07:23 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again! (DBB) Dead By Bear	midnightsun03	02/14/08 08:43 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again! (DBB) Dead By Bear	Brumfield	02/16/08 01:39 PM
Re: bears - NOT Again! (DBB) Dead By Bear	ringtail	02/15/08 07:10 AM
Re: bears - (DBB) Dead By Bear - Suicide by bear	Brumfield	02/15/08 08:00 AM
Re: bears - Dead By Bear - Hunters versus Hikers	Brumfield	02/16/08 12:17 PM
Re: bears - Dead By Bear - Hunters versus Hikers	MattnID	02/16/08 01:10 PM
Re: bears - Dead By Bear - Hunters versus Hikers	phat	02/16/08 01:50 PM
Re: Hunters versus Hikers - Most Boneheads	Brumfield	02/16/08 02:59 PM
Re: bears - Dead By Bear - Hunters versus Hikers	oldranger	02/17/08 12:27 PM
Re: bears - Dead By Bear - Hunters versus Hikers	Brumfield	02/16/08 02:44 PM
Here we go again...	cheap	02/15/08 07:06 PM
Re: Here we go again...	aimless	02/15/08 08:52 PM
Re: Here we go again...	wandering_daisy	02/16/08 09:56 AM
Re: Here we go again...	NiytOwl	02/16/08 01:44 PM
Re: Here we go again...	hootyhoo	02/16/08 02:14 PM