07-08-2022, 04:24 PM
Double Naught Spy Wrote:Wintergarten has definitely biased his data. He is anti bear spray, pro gun. Any bear attack where bear spray is used and a person still gets injured and bear spray is deemed a failure, even if the bear is driven away. When the same circumstances happen with a pistol, person is injured, but bear driven away, it was deemed successful. When a pistol is used, but the person fails to connect with the bear and still gets injured, it isn't considered a failure of the pistol. Or, when a gun is deployed but the person doesn't know how to use it, it is still not a failure of the gun. If bear spray is attempted to be used and fails to connect with the bear or when the person doesn't know how to use it, it is a failure of the spray.
He writes his articles to support his views.
I have not seen Wintergarten suggest not to carry bear spray, but I do see his articles support the use of firearms where others lack. I do see the narrative not to use or even carry firearms as they place a higher value on the bear than the person which is ridiculous and immoral IMO..Like I tell people who hate firearms and hike through bear country, suit yourself, your more likely to be struck by lightning or killed by another person, but when you're being chewed on I bet you wished you had redundancy with your self defense...