One thing about encountering an angry bear ... you do not need to outrun the bear, you only need to outrun your slowest friend. Leave the gun at home. Fred Tug 44 ---------------------------------------- From: "davidsorenson" <davidsorenson625@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:02 PM To: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6@gmail.com>, "Joseph Pica" <joseph.pica@gmail.com> Subject: ... Re: GL: Opinions on safety Living in bear country, I can tell you you don't need a gun and if you shoot bear out of season and without a proper hunting license, you are in deep doo do. We routinely chase bears off our property, some times by just saying "GIT!"To my limited knowledge, the only snakes I would fear would be if I were swimming in southern waters. Of course, if one crawled up on my boat, I could blasting it off with a 12 gauge. Oh, I might have to patch the boat so it would not sink then. David Sorenson Duluth, MN

Guns aboard: We cruised the US, Canadian and Bahama waters and never felt a need for a gun. 44,000 miles with no problems. Elaine