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[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Fighting bears isn’t that common of an encounter. I’d be more worried about deer and coyotes or even a single cougar than the off chance of encountering a bear. They will definitely fuck you up but it’s not like they are starting their day to be like “Imma go murder a human” in the same way other urban-adjacent animals are—I think they just wanna get that sweet sweet pick-a-nic basket.

dies from turkey assault

[–] captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This is what a bear would say to lull us into a false sense of security.

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

woah woah, bear with me here…

[–] tatann@lemm.ee 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

You mean there are single cougars in you local area ? I always thought these ads were lying

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 0 points 4 weeks ago

There are enough of them that I no longer go in certain areas of the forest unless I'm armed. And I always have 2 arms on me at all times.

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 weeks ago

Maybe the targeted advertising got your location wrong?

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Polar bears will absolutely try to hunt you. They'll eat anything that moves. The only way to deal with a polar bear is a gun.

[–] sus@programming.dev 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

The ancient drawing was by a caveman trying to convince his caveman bros that he could totally take a polar bear.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 weeks ago

Tbh, even if you have a gun, your odds are not 100%. You're firing at essentially a biological tank, small caliber fire might cause pain and eventually kill a polar bear with non-vital shots, but it's not going to stop one barreling down on you.

Realistically, you need to be a decent enough marksmen to aim for a vital point, all while making your will saves because a giant monster is charging you. I'm pretty sure most humans are still fucked.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

Moose are not to be trifled with either. If you accidentally put yourself between mama and baby, you’re gonna have a real bad time

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

And the cocaine. Some of them also want that sweet cocaine.