Every so often a thread goes about inquiring the type of protection the vfb list uses in bear country. Dono likes to carry a small cannon. Myself, I always bring a friend who cannot run as fast as I can. I looked up a few stats just for curiousities sake to try and put the risk into perspective.
>From 1900 to 1985 there were 20 recorded deaths by bears in Alaska. From 1975 >to 1985 there were 19 recorded deaths caused by dogs. >From 1991 to 2000, 889 people drowned while fishing in Canada. How many wear a >PFD while angling? In 1998 in the United States 1501 deaths were caused by the accidental discharge of a fire arm. Probably more likely to shoot yourself or another angler than a bear According to the US weather network 73 Americans are killed by lightning each year. Graphite conducts electricity. Seems to me the least of our worries while fishing should be bears. Regards Mel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
