re: Grizzly bear kills husband, wife and their dog at national park in Alberta, Canada

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No doubt lol I'm still unconvinced I couldnt stay opposite that big bastard from a 3ft pine tree. I think he gets pissed off and moves on with his life after 1-2hrs. I'm just not accepting I cant shimmy around that tree as fast as something 600lbs. With a whole lot more skin in the game

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I respect your devotion to this theory of yours, but you're missing, if you will, the forest for the tree.

Ask yourself this - how many bear attack survivors, and there have been many, have claimed the "ol' keep the tree between us" strategy as the trick to their survival?

i will say this though, to your point, you might be able to buy a couple precious seconds using this strategy, and that might be the time you needed to get your bearspray out and armed