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In addition to other gear in my Argo, I carry one of the pictured flare guns with a small Pelican waterproof case containing several flares. I carry it in the rig for signaling purposes, but I note that Larry Kaniut found in his reasearch of Alaskan bear attacks that in all three cases he found where a oerson shot a bear with a flare gun in defense during a bear attack, it stopped the attack with no injury to the person. I guess even with bears, being on fire appears to consume ones attention......... https://www.amazon.com/Alaska-Bear-Tales-Larry-Kaniut-ebook/dp/B018D2H2IE?nodl=1

I am in Washington and open carry of long rifles and handguns is legal. Concealed carry requires a permit. I laugh at the polls taken by the Feds on re-introducing Grizzly bears into Washington. Nature finds a way. The Grizzly bears are doing just fine at extending their range. Grizzly range is south of HWY 2 and has been for years. Lots of deer and an over abundance of black bears. Fish & Wildlife under report the range of Grizzly bears. An option for a 'firearm' could be a 'flash bang' pistol. Made of plastic, it is a one shot flare pistol that can take red flares and flash bang loads. Looks like a 'safety' device. Light weight. I do know how Canada views flash bang pistols. I am not aware of any bear scenarios where the humans shined a powerful flashlight onto the face of a bear. The image: red is signal flare with listed vertical range of 400' and yellow is flash bang.

Almost here.........

Woods walk today, enjoyed the colors! Cannot pack my guide gun, my chest isn’t fused, so I opted for the carbine. Also snow is coming!

I doubt they could in the park, but I admittedly don't know. It has only been recently that Americans have been allowed to do so in American parks by SCOTUS decision. Moreover, Americans driving to/from Alaska can bring long guns (rifles/shotguns) with them after applying for the permit and paying $50 per firearm, but handguns are not allowed, and I don't know if that allows carry in the woods or it's limited to transport. I saw a flyer at my local gun club that a class of some sort is available which can ease those restrictions somewhat, but I'm unaware of how that works. I will be looking i to it soon, however, because I'm at the early stages of considering and planning a brown bear hunt at Haines, Alaska, which would require me to drive through Canada.

In 1998 I pulled up to the gate at either Jasper or Banff NP (we went to both, but I can't remember which one had this interesting "ranger") and was asked if I had any firearms. I admitted that I had a shotgun in the closet of the motorhome (I had unloaded it just before arriving). He ordered me to pull over, and he boarded. He ordered me to open the closet, I did, and he saw the shotgun, but didn't touch it. He then went into the rear bedroom, opened some drawers, and rifled through the contents before leaving. Immediately after the door was closed, Mrs. Huntster had harsh words about him. She didn't like him touching her panties. I reloaded the shotgun magazine, and we proceeded........

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/couple-and-dog-killed-by-bear-at-banff-national-park-1.6584930 "A grizzly bear displaying aggressive behaviour was found in the area and was euthanized by Parks Canada for public safety reasons."

It's Canada. And a national park to boot. They won't even destroy the bear. If a traveling American isn't in the vicinity, there isn't a firearm within a few hundred miles (oh, yeah........kilometers...........) https://www.readersdigest.ca/culture/rogue-bear-rampage/

I wanna bash my head into the keyboard when people are eaten and the media is looking at the possibility the victims did something wrong. Yes they did something wrong…..they didn’t fill the son of a gun full of holes! I would rather be arrested and my pickup confiscated than to be eaten by a Bear feet first…. Egads. Chances are? They will destroy the Bear anyhow. A lot of good that will do the couple. But at least the government can say “Because humans are stupid we had to destroy the Bear”. Which they like better than people taking the law into their own hands to save their own lives. It makes me sick….

That entire video is fascinating! Titanosaurs seemed to get pretty big, right? Funny that their bones were discovered, in some cases, 252 million years later. Skepticism of large species (extinct and extant) remaining to be discovered should be checked every time a new species is classified and when our understanding of the World around Us is advanced. I don't think that many people (me included) can imagine how deep the rabbit hole really is.

I bet you're left.

That was Kitakaze’s theory. The problem with that theory is there is no way a man could have made those tracks. The snow was too deep. And there is no way my dad could have got on the mountain without leaving tracks from the house. And lastly having spent a life in the woods? Ive never seen a set of tracks like them again. I made a set of feet in High School and spoofed my aunt down the hill. And at 6 feet tall? I could have not made those tracks in that much snow. And my dad was 5’10”. I spoofed my aunt in her freshly tilled garden. It was easy. Walk up to the garden, put feet on, walk a loop, take feet off and go home. I dont know if Sasquatch exists, but I am ready if he does….

And precisely the kind of disinformation act we've all come to expect from government in every field. So USDA published the page, then USFW sends you a link to it...........meaning they communicate about it. Now ask them about their actions, reviews, and position on the PG film, shot on National Forest lands, before photography required permits, reviewed by multiple scientists of multiple disciplines, none of whom have ruled it a fraud, and which continues to be studied. Ask if USDA has studied the film, and if not, why not? Enjoy the sounds of the crickets chirping............

we've all heard of Norseman's experience in his youth of chopping firewood with his dad when they came across "bigfoot' tracks in the snow. both the young and old Norseman freaked out and ran home. I'm thinking Norseman Senior was a prankster and was just messin' with the young Norsky. He had gone out earlier, made the tracks and later, with young Norseman in tow, came across the "tracks" and played the "all get out spooked". young norsky certainly was fooled and up to this day, thinks that there's a race of 8 to 12 tall, 1,000 ib man-monsters running around the woods. Being punk'd as a youth has translated to a life long BF obsession for Mr. Norseman I bet I'm right