Keep the faith Teamrose, and keep up with the walking. I've found it's a great way to lose weight. Using a pedometer is fun to keep track, I have an Omron.
Walking: It's good for you!
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Keep the faith Teamrose, and keep up with the walking. I've found it's a great way to lose weight. Using a pedometer is fun to keep track, I have an Omron.
R. Paradon
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I have been walking about 2 hours or so every other day. I usually walk to the beach or the main part of the city. I do it at a naormal pace and with no specified destination in mind. When I first started about five years ago I was 237#. Now I am about 160 so it takes time but it is good exercise!
Steve
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- Massey, Ontario, Canada
Seabreeze..
One shot from a 303 will not compare to any pepper spray or bear spray....
In order for the spray to be effective, the animal must be extremely close to you and that is way too close for my comfort.......
On the other hand, yelling, (but NEVER waving your arms) usually works for bears.. Actually bears don't want any encounter with humans unless they are threatened.. If a human should come between the mother and her cubs, then in most cases, the bear will attack to protect her young.. No spray will stop her then.. A single shot of a 303 between the shoulders will drop her instantly...
The choice is yours, you or the bear...... No option !!!!!! One must die ......
One shot from a 303 will not compare to any pepper spray or bear spray....
In order for the spray to be effective, the animal must be extremely close to you and that is way too close for my comfort.......
On the other hand, yelling, (but NEVER waving your arms) usually works for bears.. Actually bears don't want any encounter with humans unless they are threatened.. If a human should come between the mother and her cubs, then in most cases, the bear will attack to protect her young.. No spray will stop her then.. A single shot of a 303 between the shoulders will drop her instantly...
The choice is yours, you or the bear...... No option !!!!!! One must die ......
Point taken.
We had a black bear encounter once while camping, and yelling did no good. We sent our Alaskan Malamute male out of our tent to scare the bear off, and the dog came running back into the tent, busting through the zipper, didn't help with the mosquito situation. layful:My husband shot his shotgun over the bear's head, and that didn't phase it. It was after the dry dog food in the bed of our truck, and broke into the shell through the window. My husband had a 30.06 caliber rifle in the cab of the truck, but we didn't want to kill the bear unless necessary. He went into the cab with the bear in the bed, and drove on dirt roads at night while the bear pounded back and forth, until it finally jumped out and ran.
I was in the tent with the dog and mosquitos, shaking like a leaf and waiting for his return. We had an aluminum boat with motor close by at the lake, if needed, I could've jumped in the boat and headed out with the dog. Thankfully that wasn't necessary. Exciting bear memory, lol, we had made some raspberry "soup" from fresh picked raspberries that day in the tent with us...so we're lucky the bear was more interested in the dog food.
Steve
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- Massey, Ontario, Canada
Black bears are fantastic swimmers..
Boy, that must of been a scary moment with that close call.. Bears only want food and will go to any length to get it.. If there isn't any food, off it goes and it most likely won't return, but if it smells something, it won't let up till it gets it.....
We have black bear sightings very often and in most cases, it just wanders off.. Should it not, then ask yourself why?? Food is the main reason..
Whatever you do, NEVER NEVER run from a bear or any wild animal.. They will out run you and in running you are prey to them....
Like I said, a 303 semi automatic is your best friend when walking in the woods up here.. Also have at least 10 rounds in your clip if not more.. The more the better..
Boy, that must of been a scary moment with that close call.. Bears only want food and will go to any length to get it.. If there isn't any food, off it goes and it most likely won't return, but if it smells something, it won't let up till it gets it.....
We have black bear sightings very often and in most cases, it just wanders off.. Should it not, then ask yourself why?? Food is the main reason..
Whatever you do, NEVER NEVER run from a bear or any wild animal.. They will out run you and in running you are prey to them....
Like I said, a 303 semi automatic is your best friend when walking in the woods up here.. Also have at least 10 rounds in your clip if not more.. The more the better..
R. Paradon
New Member
Congrats on your weight loss!
Yes, it is a big difference from wearng a 5x shirt with no room to breath to a 2x that almost looks sloppy! What everybody needs to know is that it takes us a long time to gain weight and it will take us a long time to lose it as well! But when we can see the results...just a few pounds at a time it give initiative to keep on going!
Ginger
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- Seattle area
I have been an avid walker for many years. So now, if I don't get my walk each day, I feel like I need a "fix"....I guess it is the endorphins that our bodies release during exercise...?
I just know that walking is like therapy emotionally and physically for me! I also love just being out in nature, which I think is a big part of it.....and the ultimate walk for me would be on an ocean beach!
I just know that walking is like therapy emotionally and physically for me! I also love just being out in nature, which I think is a big part of it.....and the ultimate walk for me would be on an ocean beach!
I sometimes walk on dirt roads or trails through the woods with my dog off-lead when I'm on vacation, and I don't take the gun. I know not to run from a bear, but would you recommend just dropping to the ground in a fetal position, playing dead, and hoping for the best? I have the attitude that I won't encounter any problem wild animals...of course I'm not in the backwoods of Alaska or Canada, there we always had a gun/rifle with us.