• Donebrach@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Fighting bears isn’t that common of an encounter. I’d be more worried about deer and coyotes or even a single cougar than the off chance of encountering a bear. They will definitely fuck you up but it’s not like they are starting their day to be like “Imma go murder a human” in the same way other urban-adjacent animals are—I think they just wanna get that sweet sweet pick-a-nic basket.

    dies from turkey assault

    • Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      Polar bears will absolutely try to hunt you. They’ll eat anything that moves. The only way to deal with a polar bear is a gun.

      • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        8 hours ago

        Tbh, even if you have a gun, your odds are not 100%. You’re firing at essentially a biological tank, small caliber fire might cause pain and eventually kill a polar bear with non-vital shots, but it’s not going to stop one barreling down on you.

        Realistically, you need to be a decent enough marksmen to aim for a vital point, all while making your will saves because a giant monster is charging you. I’m pretty sure most humans are still fucked.

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          13 hours ago

          The ancient drawing was by a caveman trying to convince his caveman bros that he could totally take a polar bear.

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      1 day ago

      You mean there are single cougars in your local area ? I always thought these ads were lying

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        24 hours ago

        There are enough of them that I no longer go in certain areas of the forest unless I’m armed. And I always have 2 arms on me at all times.

    • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Moose are not to be trifled with either. If you accidentally put yourself between mama and baby, you’re gonna have a real bad time