"named by the lonely trappers who lived in the Hole area, the Tetons were named for the French word for 'breasts' "
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My family did this for 12 days and it was unreal. Spent 3 or 4 nights at different places in Yellowstone then went to a dude ranch outside of Jackson Hole in the Tetons for a few nights then spent the rest in Jackson Hole. One of my favorite vacations Ive ever been on. Its phenomenal out there.
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- Why can't we get an In & Out in Kentucky/Cincinnati? I love that place.
- Why can't we get an In & Out in Kentucky/Cincinnati? I love that place.
Am I trusting bear spray, or am I packing a large caliber hand gun for bears...
I believe bears are fairly docile when it comes to road rage events. Go with the spray.
Well, with the handgun you need to hit the bear directly and hope the stopping power is sufficient.
With the bear spray you just need to get close.
The only downside of the trip is that I'm afraid my young children have developed some less than flattering stereotypes of Asian tourists.
Long talk with a retired Denali Park Ranger last summer, what was the scariest situation you ever encountered, paraphrased:
Alone, on a 7 day hike in a very remote part of a new National Forest south of Anchorage, (bears are bigger in the Southern part of the state where they feed on Salmon), encountered the largest brown bear I'd ever seen. And I was probably the first human he'd ever seen. Head the size of a large beach ball, only 10-15 feet away. We both stopped and stared each other down. I had a large caliber pistol pointed at his head. Had he come at me, I would have emptied the chambers but all it would have done is piss him off. Would have to be incredibly lucky to take him down before he ate me. They've found rifle slugs imbedded in their skulls that they lived with for years. Finally the bear decided to move on and walked away.
This guy had worked that area for decades. Small of stature, absolute badass. Stick with the spray.
This is the guy, Earthsong Lodge is their place and he runs the only dogsled team authorized to operate in Denali.
Alone, on a 7 day hike in a very remote part of a new National Forest south of Anchorage, (bears are bigger in the Southern part of the state where they feed on Salmon), encountered the largest brown bear I'd ever seen. And I was probably the first human he'd ever seen. Head the size of a large beach ball, only 10-15 feet away. We both stopped and stared each other down. I had a large caliber pistol pointed at his head. Had he come at me, I would have emptied the chambers but all it would have done is piss him off. Would have to be incredibly lucky to take him down before he ate me. They've found rifle slugs imbedded in their skulls that they lived with for years. Finally the bear decided to move on and walked away.
This guy had worked that area for decades. Small of stature, absolute badass. Stick with the spray.
This is the guy, Earthsong Lodge is their place and he runs the only dogsled team authorized to operate in Denali.
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From what I understand people also have a tendency to shoot themselves with handguns. That seems to be a bigger problem than some pepper spray.
I bet you could throw some firecrackers at a grizzly and that dumb animal will get lost quick.
COUNTER POINT: doc owns guns
Some people also leave tampons in their moist vaginas too long, which can lead to toxic shock syndrome, which is also very dangerous.
I have to give my dad some credit for sticking it out with my f'ing waterhead of a stepmom. His house in up in north Georgia is in a little mountain development. There are black bears all over the place. We're having dinner and my stepmom got carried away before we even sat down to eat. She fixed plates of spaghetti for 5 but there were 6 of us. The rest of us are standing at the back of the house watching a momma black bear and her 3 cubs climbing the tree in their backyard before sitting down to eat. Out of nowhere, all 4 bears run towards the deck stairs so naturally, we all back the f up and figure that's enough of that. As it turns out, this f'ing waterhead was dumping spaghetti from over the railing.
The best part is, she dumped my dad's dinner over the railing for some bears and once my dad realized what happened, we all would have been fine to cover for him had he pushed hes stupid ***** of a wife over the railing. It's rare I've seen him that upset/dejected. I felt bad until I realized he actually put a ring on her finger.
The best part is, she dumped my dad's dinner over the railing for some bears and once my dad realized what happened, we all would have been fine to cover for him had he pushed hes stupid ***** of a wife over the railing. It's rare I've seen him that upset/dejected. I felt bad until I realized he actually put a ring on her finger.
Those people are called dumbasses.
If I'm going into brown bear country on my own, I'm having a .44 mag or greater strapped to my chest.
So people won't get nervous and shoot themselves in the face with a glock?
Spraying yourself in the face with pepper spray and getting mauled by a bear is natural selection.
A glock round won't get caught in the wind and carry it off target or spray back in your face.
A glock would also be a moronic choice for bear protection. Too small a projectile and too complicated to chamber a round under durress unless you carry it hot, which would also be moronic when walking through the woods.
People with this simplistic of am understanding of firearms are definitely better off with the bear spray though.
Got caught between a decent sized black bear and her cubs on a trail in the Tetons. Luckily she decided to get off the trail, or the two idiot girls with bear mace who didn't stop walking towards it when we told them about their impending mauling a mere 30 feet around a bend would have been on the news
Really if I just go with Bob and 80 I should be fine. They'll piss the bears off, they're much better looking meals and I can easily out run both. Probably just spray them with the bear repellent and take off.
I mean, one of 80's calves would feed a whole bear family.
I mean, one of 80's calves would feed a whole bear family.
Per your article in reference to the glock "there are better choices for those who live in areas with lots of grizzly or brown bears"
Ain't no bear wanna f wit me
Give me a short barreled shotgun with slugs. Much easier to shoot a long gun and much more room for error.
Good luck to Anth and chad with their bear spray though. Might want to add a rape whistle to your arsenal also.
Good luck to Anth and chad with their bear spray though. Might want to add a rape whistle to your arsenal also.
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"Decent" and "there are better choices" are not quite the same thing as "completely moronic."
But at least there are some of us willing to protect the women and children... and Anth.
My theory on firearms really boils down to a line in Lonesome Dove by Gus McRae, "It's better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it". I was also taught from a very young age to respect them, I remember getting spanked for pointing a toy gun at someone. Dad didn't mess around with that.
Your broke *** back can be there as well. Another, albeit not very appetizing, option that I can out run is awesome. Also after your inaccurate statements about local wildlife in not sure you're qualified for this conversation. We'll call on you when we talk about "hunting" or for you -> animals corralled into a game reserve so yuppies with Italian shotguns and yetis can buy trophies.Give me a short barreled shotgun with slugs. Much easier to shoot a long gun and much more room for error.
Good luck to Anth and chad with their bear spray though. My want to add a rape whistle to your arsenal also.
- In & Out is only in CA, TX and Vegas I believe. Restaurants have become something I pay a lot closer attention to now that I'm bidding them commercially.
- How can anyone dependent on good summer weather to make a living not love this weather? Anything to do with construction and you are busier than a dog with two peckers right now. Unreal.
- Every UL fan I saw today is just an excuse making machine trying to compare their baseball failures as a clear fav to UK's failures in basketball. You do not even have to provoke them and they use UK as a barometer of it being ok.
- Cavs roll tonight I'm afraid, and they might even get this thing to a game 7.
- For the first 3 weeks of every summer I try to convince myself to buy a pool. Just might plan ahead and buy one at the end of summer so that next year I'm good to go.
- How can anyone dependent on good summer weather to make a living not love this weather? Anything to do with construction and you are busier than a dog with two peckers right now. Unreal.
- Every UL fan I saw today is just an excuse making machine trying to compare their baseball failures as a clear fav to UK's failures in basketball. You do not even have to provoke them and they use UK as a barometer of it being ok.
- Cavs roll tonight I'm afraid, and they might even get this thing to a game 7.
- For the first 3 weeks of every summer I try to convince myself to buy a pool. Just might plan ahead and buy one at the end of summer so that next year I'm good to go.
Interesting, tell us more about this In & Out you've learned about selling lumber.
Best thing sbout Simmons ESPN site was pop culture. Some of the best have moved on.
Yes. I wonder who Simmons will whine about and blame if/when this endeavor fails. If his HBO numbers suck, they won't tolerate it for all that long.
It's annoying how the local news is whitewashing the murder of this Alex Johnson guy. They keep referring to him as a "UK chef" who was beaten to death by his friends. That's technically true, but he was also a drug dealer who was beaten to death by his criminal associates who then robbed him of $40,000 cash and 26 pounds of pot. How about a little context for the public? I think it makes a difference that this guy was in over his head in the drug trade and not just some random kid beaten to death on the street. Seems irresponsible.
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