[Road Warrior ‘04]

Wolves, bears and other wild animals in National Parks are not cuddly, fuzzy animals as many think. They are wild animals and natural born killers. Having just a bit of protection, especially when hiking in dangerous areas, and why would one do that, of national parks is a good thing. 44 Mag. side arm should do the trick!

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[MrPiper]

Having just a bit of protection, especially when hiking in dangerous areas, and why would one do that, of national parks is a good thing. 44 Mag. side arm should do the trick!

44mag is to much weight for me to carry, I carry (illegally) a 15 shot .40sw in a fanny pack that will stop most two and four legged critters. (would ten 180gr/1000fps slugs stop a griz???) The sad part is I have to carry it concealed as open carry (quick access) would get me jailed.

I would gladly carry a 12ga pump instead, but liberal park rangers would freak! I have stood talking to these folks with my .40 in my pack wondering what they would say if they knew.

ps, I do have a local ccw, but how it works in state/federal parks, ????

Don't ask,,, don't tell, its worked for me.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

It's better they don't "jog" at all. Dang city slickers go out to the big sticks like they're in a city park back home, thinking all the critters are like they are in a Disney cartoon  - WRONG. The predator class of forest fauna perceives a jogging or running human as food making a getaway and react accordingly. Bicyclists are not safe either - I know out Yellowstone Park way a number have been closelined or chased down by the big Yogis in the past. Some of those pedal pushers didn't survive the encounter. Some years ago, in the early 1990's I think, out in the sticks of western Wyoming during the winter someone got tracked down and killed by a pack of coyotes and several years after that I know of another incident where a coyote pack patiently tracked and closed in on someone who was out seeing the winter sights via snowshoeing their way through the same boonies, but skunked them when he made it out of the woods and to his truck before they could jump him. Best way to look at it is when out in the big woods amongst the really wild creatures, you are on their turf, so plan accordingly, stay alert and don't do any dumb stuff that may interest or provoke them in a dangerous manner.

 

 

 

[Smokin' Joe]

Wolves, bears and other wild animals in National Parks are not cuddly, fuzzy animals as many think.

They don't stay in the parks, either. They don't care about some srbitrary line.