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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 3095138" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I watched that video.</p><p></p><p>Phil's not the average man, and his experiences and recommendations aren't a best fit for the average man, IMO.</p><p></p><p>There are bears that don't fit his mold of experiences. And I've met some of them.</p><p></p><p>I understand where he's coming from, based on his long experience as an Alaska bear guide, and the multitude of bear encounters over those years of guiding bear hunters. But felt he's lost some balanced perspective based on his many experiences of shoo-shooing bears away from bear and fishing camps, hunters and fishers, and his remotely located home. I don't think Phil intended his interview to constitute a one size fits all bear defense training session. Ron asked Phil some specific questions and Phil responded to those questions.</p><p></p><p>The average man entering bear country hasn't had that wealth of interaction and experience, and hasn't repetitively shoo-shooed the same bears out of his back yard, or away from clients during their hunts.</p><p></p><p>Some folk just stumble into bears while out and about. There's multiple instances of bears attacking, maiming, and killing folk in Alaska while they jog or ride bikes on trails and power line right-of-ways. Sows with cubs and bears camped out on their kills. Bad news bears.</p><p></p><p>Ron Spomer never asked Phil how many full-blown bear charges he'd stopped with a 9mm pea-shooter.</p><p></p><p>The bear Phil killed with the 9mm never left a scratch on either of his clients, even though it was right next to them. I didn't consider it a fight-to-the-death charge. Dead serious bears don't charge up to folk, look at them, and trot off. They immediately employ fangs and claws to disable or kill the perceived threat, upon first contact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 3095138, member: 4191"] I watched that video. Phil's not the average man, and his experiences and recommendations aren't a best fit for the average man, IMO. There are bears that don't fit his mold of experiences. And I've met some of them. I understand where he's coming from, based on his long experience as an Alaska bear guide, and the multitude of bear encounters over those years of guiding bear hunters. But felt he's lost some balanced perspective based on his many experiences of shoo-shooing bears away from bear and fishing camps, hunters and fishers, and his remotely located home. I don't think Phil intended his interview to constitute a one size fits all bear defense training session. Ron asked Phil some specific questions and Phil responded to those questions. The average man entering bear country hasn't had that wealth of interaction and experience, and hasn't repetitively shoo-shooed the same bears out of his back yard, or away from clients during their hunts. Some folk just stumble into bears while out and about. There's multiple instances of bears attacking, maiming, and killing folk in Alaska while they jog or ride bikes on trails and power line right-of-ways. Sows with cubs and bears camped out on their kills. Bad news bears. Ron Spomer never asked Phil how many full-blown bear charges he'd stopped with a 9mm pea-shooter. The bear Phil killed with the 9mm never left a scratch on either of his clients, even though it was right next to them. I didn't consider it a fight-to-the-death charge. Dead serious bears don't charge up to folk, look at them, and trot off. They immediately employ fangs and claws to disable or kill the perceived threat, upon first contact. [/QUOTE]
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