I am retired and take a 4 mile walk in the morning sometimes leaving before it get light. We seem to have an overabundance of bears around here in western north carolina. I have had several come out in the road when I'm walking, some just maybe 20 yards away and so far they have all just looked at me and gone on their way. Bear hunting season opened a few days ago and yesterday some hunters killed one that weighed almost 400 pounds just accross the road from my house. I have seen 5 in my yard. I always carry some kind of handgun in my pants, always an inside the waist holster. Usually I just carry a 9mm or a 357 snubnose but recently bought a 44 redhawk with the 4 inch barrel. I thought I couldn't carry that in my pants but today just for the heck of it, I have been carrying it around stuffed in my waistline and got to thinking it was not much of a burden so ordered an inside the waist holster for it from fist holsters. I believe I may have found the perfect outfit for walking in my black bear country. Can't wait to try it out.