I was so oblivious when I lived in Montana (There aint much that can kill you in PA but the Mt. Lions)

I lived in the Tom Miner basin which I later found out had the highest Grizzly bear density of any location in the lower 48 not in a National park. Where I lived actually brodered the NW corner of Yellowstone.

I would hike the nearby Tom Miner creek in shorts fishing for Cuttthroats in the spring by myself LOL
Found out a few years later the guy who lived across the road from us was mauled severely by a Griz on the same piece of property. [:-]
It was just me and a 3wt flyrod. LOL
Genius.


I like the sound of the big industrial sized pepper sprays but would still like the option of a big bang if I needed it. Not fun carrying a large caliber handgun around everywhere but it's not fun being dead either I guess.