Wearing a dirk casually

[LKM]

I live in bear and mountain lion country. While encounters are few you still want something that these animals will notice if they are hit and make the animal back off as fast as possible. Thankfully I have not been given a reason to draw a blade with these animals, yet I have been within 50 yards of a wild mountain lion and under 10 feet from a few bears.

If you draw a blade over 4 inches you can be arrested as that would be against the law, if sheathed it is not a violation of federal law but it could be an issue with local law. If you carry a 3" sheathed blade in Denver, Colorado you can expect the police to stop you as the city has a law about that. I have seen police watching people who wear large blades in public, and that type of attention is best avoided in my opinion.