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Galkura t1_jebgcqc wrote

Reply to comment by Redqueenhypo in Russian secret service seizes Wall Street Journal journalist who wrote about Wagner Group by 9lobaldude

Since you mentioned a sign like that, I want to assume you live in an area with lots of grizzlies.

I know you can’t just go around killing them, nor would I ever condone it.

But what happens if you’re out hiking and a grizzly attacks you? Like, are you going to get fined out the ass or arrested if you blast a grizzly bear coming at you?

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Todd-The-Wraith t1_jebwd08 wrote

Your best chance of survival is either bear spray or playing dead. Shooting a grizzly bear in self defense doesn’t have great odds for the shooter. Things are hard to kill and much harder to kill before they can kill you.

Might get the shot off and it might die eventually, but unless it’s perfect that bear will be taking you with it.

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Redqueenhypo t1_jebvnm7 wrote

I mostly know it from national parks and it is by and large totally illegal to discharge a firearm in those. Unless the shot is at point blank range (no one sane would hunt a bear that way) and you have a spent can of bear spray on you and the bear, FWS will never, not ever believe that you didn’t just go on a lil hunting expedition.

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