Which Khukuri is Loaded for Bear?

I think this is the longest thread I've seen on a forum to date, and is indeed an ursine education. How about we officially open "Bears 101"? No tuition (well, stitches and bandages) and participants get to keep the hides
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This thread has been presented in the public interest.

It is suggested that this thread be printed-out in it's entirety along with the Second Amendment and kept in backpacks everywhere. When hiking in national parks this will be useful in avoiding confiscation and replying to the hard stare and grim questioning by Park Rangers regarding the presence of one of the world's most feared fighting knives on an individuals belt in a "public place". When hiking on rez land - forget it.
(You usually have to get special dispensation for arming yourself and should have Tribal permission to be there in the first place.))

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I like this thread so much I can Bearly control myself! I feel the urge to Bear my soul to fellow forumites, to strip down to the Bear necessities and go hiking with a khuk and Bearly anything else( well maybe I'll take a .45-----my Les Baer!
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). Can you Bear to hear anymore? Don't Bear your teeth at me, someone had to do this...
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Sorry, I don't know what came over me--it was a Grizzly thing thing to do! Total Panda-monium! AAAAAHHHHH can't stop. I think I might have a Bi-POLAR disorder.

[This message has been edited by MauiRob (edited 05-20-2001).]
 
Since my intrest in khukuri's has only started since finding Uncle Bills' Cantina I can't answer about the choice of khurkuri. For some good info checkout http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/bears/

IMHO lots of people turn a false charge into the real thing, by turning tail and running.You know those rubber balls dogs love to chase ( a red one for my lab) well you've just become the equivilent for a black bear. Stand your ground, you won't win this footrace.
Our last bear attack in this area, a young tree planter fought off a young bear with a garden rake. She got some minor bites to her hands ( and a story for the grandkids)
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. Bears are used to being the neighbourhood bully hit them hard if they are right at you.

Anyway my bear tale ( I have a few ) is

Camping 2 years ago, in a provincial park. My 9 year old daughter had to go to the bathroom real bad. It was located about 200 yrds from our site. Anyway she leaves, comes back too soon. Did you go to the bathroom? Nope. Forlorn looking head held low
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Why not? Bear won't let me. Went with her, a yearling eating a can of beans some fool just threw on the path. Yelled and waved him off,and he went to my site where our dog treed him. We went for a walk and 1 hour later, he was gone to where ever it is bears go when they want to be away from the scary people. My daughter had walked up to withen 10 yrds of this bear before seeing it and walked slowly back looking at it, until she was back near us. Pretty proud of her
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Take Care
Yours in Conservation
Ken
 
I'm getting my late morning HI fix (1145 CET).
Thanks MauiRob for the good laugh and thanks Ken for the description of the little girl!
Fausto
 
Since I mentioned daughter, I'll guess you are asking me.
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No she doesn't own a khurk.She has a SAK. All my young'uns started with a SAK Ranger. Then they move up to a larger blade folder ( Gerbers,Scharade,Kabar right now) Then when they reach 13 they get a sheath knife of their choice (Scarade sharpfinger for one,Western Cutlery western Hunter for another, and one has a nice noname made in finland knife. I think they are al well equipped for hiking,hunting,canoeing and so on. Cost was about 100 $$ / child. These knives will do them good for a long time.
As for me current political climate does not allow for a nice sized knife. I have at this moment a Buck 110 on my belt along with a gerber multi tool. A MOD hornet in a side pocket. But.. I am awaiting the arrival of a Busse BattleMistress.. It'll be coming on remote patrols. But then again maybe a khurk isn't a bad choice when out of prying eyes

Yours in Conservation
Ken
 
Ken, when I first read you post I read it too fast and I thought the last sentence read "when out prying eyes"!!LOL! I thought for a second that we had a serial killer on our forum--I was relieved when I re-read it
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I think its great that your kids are learning responsibility through knife use/ownership. I bet they would be a lot less likely to misuse those knives than your average sheltered child of today that was raised by0 politically correct parents to be afraid of all weapons!

Rob
 
Ditto Rob.

Ken, earlier in this epic there was a post about a successfull defense against bear attach with a Buck 110 folder. As to the political climate you're afflicted with- check with Terry Sisco about a concealed carry rig. I've developed a few approaches to low profile carry of big (see functional) knives. If you backpack has ski tunnels behind the outside pockets you can slip the knife into one of these- lashing the belt loop to the slot on top. A small ditty bag can cover the handle. You can still deploy the knife in a hurry if you have to. When I'm out and the sands blowing, or its raining I use a nylon ditty bag to cover the khukuri's handle and the mouth of the scabbard down to the top of the frog. This keeps water and dirt from getting inside the scabbard but does not prevent the knife being drawn in an emergency. You can also lash your knife inside a large bag to the outside of the pack. Some foam wrapped around the knife inside bag obscures the print. This really helps with curved blades. I hope this is some use to you.

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Hey Rob, The only thing I serial kill are ruff grouse in season ( 6 a day )
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Finn - I 'm going to try to attach the big blade to the top of my pack horizentally

Yours in Conservation
Ken
 
That is a new idea....a Kuk hood ornament.
We can have YVSA make us a model, but I am not too sure about the standard HI lifetime gaurentee. Those Ford Excursions can be quite brutal on a ornament.

I can see the ad's now..."Slice and dice those other cars on your way to work. Along with road kill such as Deer, Bear, lil ole folks with walkers...BUT THAT IS NOT ALL FOLKS!!!!"

Hey, the roadways will soon be like those roman cheriot races with blades on every which end of our cars.

Of course Jim will probably buy up all the Durbas, but he is in a cave with a comp...how can he properly test a hood ornament? I guess he will have to put some of his kuk money away for a car, and in the mean time Durbas for us all. (Insert criminally insane laughture)

Ah, arn't kuks wonderful?
 
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