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HiBC · March 14, 2009, 10:55 PM

If we are talking odds,I would say ticks with disease,Mosquitos with encephilitus,fleas with bubonic plague,rockslides,lightning,falls,flash floods,and rattlers all might have higher statistical probability.I dunno.

But,I had plenty of folks tell me not to worry about bears when I went to AK.Glad I ignored them.

I have seen a lion on a hiking trail in No Co that was about 150 yds away.He could see me,and he wasn't scared.Eventually,he walked away.

I know the standard PC dogma is "Don't worry,they are more afraid of you,etc"

But I see it different.I have looked up a tall ponderosa and seen the ribcage and spine of a deer about 12 ft up in the crotch of a tree,and we had a child snatched off a trail by a lion and killed some years back.There was a lion incident near Boulder as I recall.

In my whole life,I have had to kill one bad bear.I have had 2 flat tires.I still carry a spare tire.I buy a lotto ticket once in a while.I carry a .44 in the woods.

And I will not advise someone to not worry about it.

March 14, 2009, 10:55 PM	#11
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,286	If we are talking odds,I would say ticks with disease,Mosquitos with encephilitus,fleas with bubonic plague,rockslides,lightning,falls,flash floods,and rattlers all might have higher statistical probability.I dunno. But,I had plenty of folks tell me not to worry about bears when I went to AK.Glad I ignored them. I have seen a lion on a hiking trail in No Co that was about 150 yds away.He could see me,and he wasn't scared.Eventually,he walked away. I know the standard PC dogma is "Don't worry,they are more afraid of you,etc" But I see it different.I have looked up a tall ponderosa and seen the ribcage and spine of a deer about 12 ft up in the crotch of a tree,and we had a child snatched off a trail by a lion and killed some years back.There was a lion incident near Boulder as I recall. In my whole life,I have had to kill one bad bear.I have had 2 flat tires.I still carry a spare tire.I buy a lotto ticket once in a while.I carry a .44 in the woods. And I will not advise someone to not worry about it.