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Originally Posted by Lance
I'm confused by the notion of guns=bad. I live in rural British Columbia and to be honest, I've been tracked by a cougar (later shot) walking with my then 5 year old. I've been in several 'conflicts' with black bears, hunted by a grizzly and pestered by a kermode. What in god's snot should I do to avoid having a gun...move to Vancouver? I shoot a 50 LB recurve bow which is almost enough weight to hunt (legally you only need to shoot a 40LB bow) with, but really...using a bow in a bear rush situation doesn't seem to make sense to me.
I DO NOT own a gun!
But I am about to get my 'PAL' and buy a 22 long barrel, a shotgun of some sort, and a hunting rifle. I was kind of hoping someone here might be able to assist me in what to buy. But the knee-jerk reactions to the gun thread got it closed...Next autumn I plan on hunting elk and deer to supplement my families diet.
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I can really relate to your post Lance. Having lived in a rural area where a mountain lion was killing sheep in their pen next to our bedroom and having an infant, I wanted a gun for protection.
We do not own a gun yet are thinking of purchasing a shot gun because of all of the wild pigs getting to our other animals.
Guns have their purpose. Hopefully one would not ever have to use a gun to kill another person. For myself, I would not want to ever be in that type of situation because of the karma factor and because each time we kill we lose a little bit of ourselves. Yet we currently live in a violent world. In my heart is another world I seek. This is the world where a gun is unknown and where we see each other as brothers and sisters. It is a radiant zone.