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Hunting yes. Protection from wild animals? Contrary to popular belief, we don't all have polar bears in our yard. We had a coyote on our street last year, but

Hunting yes. Protection from wild animals? Contrary to popular belief, we don't all have polar bears in our yard. We had a coyote on our street last year, but nobody felt threatened enough to pull out a gun.

knz 11y ago
> Protection from wild animals? Contrary to popular belief, we don't all have polar bears in our yard. > We had a coyote on our street last year, but nobody felt threatened enough to pull out a gun. I didn't mean to suggest that everyone should carry a firearm because of this. I've hiked in areas with brown bears, regularly go into areas with black bear/mountain lion/wolves, and often encounter/hear coyotes at my house. I personally do not feel the need to carry a firearm because of this, but I can understand why others may. It depends upon you tolerance for risk. For some, the small chance of a dangerous encounter justifies their need to carry a firearm. I think it would be disingenuous to suggest that firearms are totally useless for that purpose The RCMP even have a website about it... http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/wild-sauvage-eng.htm http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/wild-sauvage-eng.ht...