Bear Attacks / Their Causes and Avoidance

Herrero, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0941130827 / ISBN 13: 9780941130820

Published by Nick Lyons Books / Lyons & Burford, Publishers, New York, 1985

About this Item

"Very good" Trade paperback with partial spine crease, some rub to edges, and two small brown smudges to title page. Number line 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12, only -- the twelfth printing. Having acquired his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (!) and subsequently settled in Canada, the author expresses the opinion that for residents of rural areas within the grizzly's range the "opportunity . . . to carry firearms for personal protection . . . does not extend to sidearms without special permit" (which would make perfectly good sense, if bears had to go through a restrictive government "permitting" process imposed by pale, balding. worm-like paper-pushers in Ottawa before being allowed to deploy claws or jaws capable of crushing a human skull), adding that "For protection against a suddenly encountered and charging grizzly, many people will be safer without any firearms," since those carrying a firearm tend to be less alert. A useful book, then, aside from the author being a shrieking, Politically Correct, bed-wetting nut job. We have hiked grizzly territory in Montana -- actually held up on our way back to town one night by a traffic jam caused when a motorcyclist struck a bear on the roadway (apparently a double fatality) -- and the advice of the local Native Americans to us was to make sure to always carry firearms in calibers beginning with the number "4," since anything smaller just aggravates them. 287 pp. including index. Reduced from $12.

Seller Inventory # 006926

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bear Attacks / Their Causes and Avoidance
• Publisher: Nick Lyons Books / Lyons & Burford, Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0941130827
• ISBN 13: 9780941130820
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports, Hunting & Fishing
  • Animals
  • Demented Political Correctness

About this title

Synopsis

Discusses the characteristics, behavior, and habits of bears and recommends techniques for guarding against the attacks of bears

Review

"I've read Stephen Herrero's gripping and information [book] and I recommend the same thing for anyone going to bear country, whether a casual day hiker or a back-country pro."--Los Angeles Times
"[R] equired reading." --"Rocky Mountain News"
"Well-written...essential for the casual park visitor as well as the wilderness backpacker." --"Booklist"
"[R] equired reading." --Rocky Mountain News