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Sobering reading. I have a friend I paddle with occasionally that is in his 60’s and is a dive instructor, and absolutely refuses to...

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Drinking beer and shooting guns and having a good ole time. Cat calls. Seen it many more times on the river than at the grocery store.

In one of Paddling Pit's books, he describes a situation where a bear was approaching them and Kathleen had a bear banger in her pocket...

I have a flare pencil on my pfd that fires both flares and bangers, the flares to attract attention when needed and the bangers to...

Those are the two main reasons that I don't even consider taking a gun on canoe trips (or backpacking). Canada, however, has these...

There are a lot of canoe destinations that require driving thru some nasty cities to get there. I definitely get a severe "pucker" when...

That's pretty much the reason I don't take a gun on a regular canoe trip where I am not hunting. It's just a pain to lug around. Plus...

My dad encouraged me to get my NY State "pistol permit" after I turned 21 and was an air crew officer in the Air Force, now over 50...

I have to go with statistic's on this one. I always taught my kids to "stop, look, think' and trained them that, statistically, you...

I think you are on to something Alan. I know the next bit might seem like it is not canoe related, but in actuality, it is totally canoe...

Yeah, but I think most of those were accidental. Imagine cramming everyone from the huge country of Canada in a small geographical area...

I've only ever carried once in Canada, and it was actually the guide officially doing the carrying- it was an interior BC trip and there...

The murkey world of Canadian firearms laws.....In actuality, a non semi automatic shotgun (break action, double barrel, pump) can have a...

I'm surprised to hear that. Canada is a pretty rough place. I've spent months traveling and sleeping out of my car, including less than...