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 01-17-2008, 10:58 Post: 150281
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With the recent increase in hiking homicides, short of not hiking or carrying a gun how can you stay safe when hiking on the trails?






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....short of not carrying a gun how can you stay safe when hiking on the trails?



Do any of you go hiking unarmed? I always have on the Applachian trail here in NJ, besides the recent rash of killings by weirdos, my biggest concern was bears.






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I at least always take a fixed blade ski knife I got from relatives in Sweden when I was a little kid. I think a heavy hardwood walking stick would also be beneficial.

I also always go with my chocolat lab, he is of course no real threat, but some people are less familiar with the chocolat variety and he is young, lean and alert.

We usually go as a family, and it is really remote where we go hiking, we have usually tried to avoid the more heavily traveled trails. May need to change that.








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It goes to awareness and preparedness, IE combat mindset.....



Randy,

You are so right. Years ago I worked in NYC , I had a female co worker who was mugged three times!

Why? Because when she walked around she acted like a friendly unsuspecting out of towner. A lamb among wolves.

I think in the GA case the girl let her guard down because he had a dog also and she let her dog loose to play with his. Bad assumption that someone who owns a dog is safe!






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