glenn forger
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I once read that the best defence against a bear (black or grizzly) is a Magnum .45...
Right, so I have to ward off an angry growler AND find somewhere that sells ice cream?
Do you carry a weapon?
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Right, so I have to ward off an angry growler AND find somewhere that sells ice cream?
classic33
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In her own image or did she add bits?
Gravity Aided
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Front rack. Rear rack is for the 3.2 mortar for use against wolverines.
nickyboy
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"Growlers" is a local term in Cumbria (and maybe elsewhere) for Cornish pasties. Actually these would be useful to distract a charging grizzly although I suspect a rucksack full would be required to put him off you as well.
nickyboy
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I would be somewhat concerned if I drove an ice cream van in Canada
A pen knife. Does that count?...officer! I carry it for general use and the occasional injured animal or road kill etc. Rural, most people carry a pen knife. Although a lot carry what could be deemed a lock knife. It has an odd mechanism which makes it difficult to define.
Don't generally see many cars if any at night. If and only if I needed it for what the op is implying it is unlikely I/you would remember you had it.
Did need it for Muntjac with a broken neck. In terms of dangerous animals all deer are a danger to car drivers and cyclists but a knife won't help. An injured or cornered (can happen accidentally on a bike) Badger are extraordinarily aggressive. Lot of cars damaged by them and would not want to hit one at speed on a bike. Doubt I would have the bottle to get close enough to kill an injured one. Fox in your chicken coop? You would probably end up worse off. So iron bar, bricks , hammer or machete. So no to knife in that case.
Now a dangerous dog, a knife could help even save your life. Know one person who if there dogs got out you would be looking at very severe injuries...possible death.
Still a bit unlikely not many nutty owners with a dogs that will attack on sight.
So yes carry a knife if you can find dinner on the way to the pub. Extra weight? When I remove my 2 panniers and most of the excess contents then I will think about excess weight!
It is most certainly not illegal. Is South West London posh? Surely for London you would want something a little bit more extreme than a knife. Lump Hammer? Joking of course.
Nice I like it cross bow better option though as it would probably fit in pannier. You know how pedantic the police are!
nickyboy
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I'd like one of those so if anyone has the temerity to overtake me on a ride I'll fire an arrow into their back tyre
They are still called Grizzly bears as it is always a Male polar bear mating with female grizzly bear. As the female brings up the offspring it is only taught grizzly bear ways.
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I prefer the bow, I can't reload a crossbow whilst riding....
Make the first shot count. You shouldn't need a second shot, you can only kill someone once! We are talking about people? The same does apply to animals!
glenn forger
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Hybridization Could Help Polar Bears Survive Environmental Changes
While polar bears and brown bears are strikingly different in their physical appearance, their ancestry seems to be intricately linked -- and could be intermingled again as melting ice brings brown bears and polar bears back into contact with one another, creating hybrids of grizzlies and polar bears called "growler bears" or "pizzly bears."
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/modern-polar-bears-are-really-from-ireland.html
Depends on how you wanna kill 'em...
