ardyshane23
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I plan on going backpacking at the Virginia Lakes in California. It's right near Yosemite and obviously bear country. Now that I can't take my .357, what can I take for self defense? Can I keep an unloaded shotgun in my backpack with the slugs in there, or in a separate pouch, or in my pocket? Or am I stuck fighting a bear with my knife? The Virginia Lakes are in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest but we might stray into Yosemite in case that makes a difference.