Related story, on the vid, copied below. In this story, the bow hunter had a 10mm pistol.
Heard some suggest combo of bear spray on one hip, side arm on the opposite side; That spray’s helpful if your family’s being attacked so you don’t accidentally shoot them, but if windy - bear spray may not reach the bear’s face.
Appreciate your point about the psychological reaction if a bear rushes in, one can easily “freeze up” (even experienced woodmen/hunters), when seconds count, and cost you life or limb.
One in the chamber? This vid tells of how he reluctantly did, and it saved his life as the bear got to four feet from him.
In the second vid, Rinella humbly talks about what really happens to a Possum (smaller on the food chain) when life threatened, and how we humans can naturally experience something similar. Keeping in mind, he’s no stranger to that environment.
My theory is that we used to react faster thousands of years ago, but we evolved to be less prepared due to our no longer living in the wild, whereas animals still do.
How does one train for that?
