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bizona
Mountaineer
Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:10 am
Posts: 174
Location: Pelham NH
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Just curious what people have to say......
Do you carry it? Have you ever had to use it?
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iagreewithjamie
Master Mountaineer
Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:04 am
Posts: 914
Location: Worcester, MA
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I don't carry it.
I'm not really afraid of bears in NH. All of the ones I've come across (and that would be a very small number) were more anxious to get away from me than vice versa.
Ofcourse, with my philosophy, you can only be wrong once.
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Granite Guy
Hiking Forums Are My Crack
Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:37 pm
Posts: 7137
Location: Exeter, NH
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Don't carry it. Like Jamie my half dozen encounters with bears have always ended with them running away and having no interest in me whatsoever so I don't even worry about it now. I might consider it if I did much bushwhacking, but I don't, so unless I start hiking with donuts in the pack or something ill take my chances.
I did however occasionally hike with a gun years ago if we were backcountry stealth camping in bear territory but never on day hikes or busy trails and never since I've had kids. Figured the noise might scare them away more than anything.
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cobra
Flatfoot
Joined: Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:50 pm
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Location: southern nh
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I live in a pretty wooded area with a couple of good sized black bears that walk through my yard. I don't bother them and they just walk thru not bothering me. When I go out in the early am, I just shuffle my feet to let them know I'm outside too, so I don't startle them. I'm more afraid of some of the people I've seen on the trail with ALL the wrong gear and the "I know about everything" attitudes. Those are the ones that get leary of. On another forum I asked about if anyone carried a gun, and I got crucified by alot of them. I carry neither bear spray or a gun. Just my .02
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scooter
Sovereign Woodsman
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Location: candia nh
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Grindboy
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Location: Somersworth NH
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IQuest
Sovereign Woodsman
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Location: Canaan, NH
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mojo
Peak Bagger
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Location: Kensington, NH
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KellyK
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I Spend All My Time on This Forum
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Location: Newmarket, NH
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KellyK
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