If you’ve been coming to this site for awhile and paying attention to the sidebar, I’ve been running a poll for the past several months. The poll had to do with carrying a gun when you hike. The specific question was:
I was surprised to learn how many people apparently carry a gun when they hike. How about you? Do you carry when hiking?
Well, the poll reached a thousand respondents this week, so I thought that would be a good time to close the poll and share the finished results with you.
Yes — 285 — 28.5%
No — 715 — 71.5%
Realize this was not a scientific poll, but I did limit the responses to one per week, so there shouldn’t have been any ballot box stuffing, so to speak. Having said that, I believe the results to be reasonable based on anecdotal conversations I’ve had with others. Results will certainly vary from region to region, and also depend on if you are hiking where firearms are banned.
So keep in mind when you’re hiking that 3 in 10 of the other hikers you encounter on the trail are likely to be carrying a gun.
I have started a new poll today: Do you prefer hiking uphill or downhill?
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