Monday, October 08, 2007

Armed for Bear

Students on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard aren't allowed to leave their village without a shotgun and ammunition. That's because hungry polar bears can be behind every swing on the island.
Don't tell Wayne.

5 comments:

chris horton said...

Man,would a shotgun,even with 3in. mag. slugs be enough? Give me a rifle against one of those badboy bears!!

Anonymous said...

Yep ... sounds like a shotgun (even with 3 inch magnum slugs) is the bear minimum. (pun intended) I found it interesting that the school provides the weapons and ammunition as well as other survival equipment ... the opposite of Virginia Tech.

Anonymous said...

A friend of mine spent a few weeks there camping. He had a Mauser rifle with him for protection.

Anonymous said...

I lent a friend my .458 when he went on a trip up there.

Anonymous said...

I love my dad's Marlin .444 lever action. When camping in North Georgia it comes with me if possible. Other wish its the Mossberg 500 with slugs in it.