Every time in tune in to the news these days I hear of another fatal deer attack. Suckers are crazy

I've never heard of wolves,yotes, Elk or deer actually hurting anyone in all my travels. I don't think I ever will either. The odd Cougar maybe(small children)and even then very,very rare. If you are concerned about these animals on the trail(which you shouldn't be) then you are right, You may as well use a fly swatter.

For bears use bear spray. It goes back to the whole "right tool for the job" thing. I wouldn't consider using a hammer to saw wood anymore than I would seriously consider a walking stick suitable for defense against a bear. Have you ever seen how fast these things can move? In the time it took me to type this sentence that bear would already be halfway done eating you and your flimsey walking stick. Use the walking stick for walking instead.

There is only one thing in Canada that freaks me out in the wild, and that's accidently stumbling into a bee's nest and getting swarmed. That threat is actually real. I do worry while bowhunting that I may cross a mother bear and her cubs but I know that if I do there isn't a walking stick I can buy or make that will make a world of difference at that point....YMMV



If anyone was dumb enough to simply walk up to a dude holding a stick and grab him by the lapels he would deserve a thrashing. Seriously, who does that?