Posted on 03/24/2024 12:13:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
I thought the problem with the big cats was that they attacked from behind.
If you're alone and you stop to tie your shoe, it doesn't matter what you're carrying if the cats got you by the neck.
I don’t go much of anywhere without being armed. I think I’m probably safer in the woods than in the grocery store, though. And I say that having encountered meth-using homeless people in the woods. Situational awareness is the order of the day. Every day.
Before I lost all my weapons in an unfortunate boating accident, I used my everyday carry snub-nosed .38 when venturing into the wilderness. Since that might only serve to annoy a cougar or black bear, I might switch to my CZ52 (Tokarev). If I hadn’t lost it.
I know. I check my backtrail often, and know where a lot of the game trails cross the logging road. Cats generally follow backtrails, rather than wait in ambush. During the say. I’m not too terribly concerned.
The lion population and territory is growing into all 48 lower states. Plan on more encounters.
No, that's happening in Washington State.
Were you spinning to the left, or right?
Have a gun at all doors also.
Spring’s coming on, so I’ll probanly start carrying the bluetooth speaker, again. It’s useful for getting responses from turkey, or oels, and I’ve sometimes used the rabbit in distress call to see if a cat or coyote will show itself.
Not to mention urban and suburban sightings and even killings around Des Moines and Iowa City.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/54029597
Researchers worked with farmers in Botswana, Africa, who painted cattle in 14 herds suffering from regular lion attacks.
The scientists painted one-third of each herd with an eye design on the cows’ bottoms, one-third with simple cross marks, and the rest of the cows were left without any markings.
They found that cattle painted with fake eyes were significantly more likely to survive than unpainted or cross-painted control cattle within the same herd during the four-year study.
bkmk
Some of the old timers up here in the back country of Connecticutt say they’ve seen big cats in the woods.
Would a .45 ACP round put down a bear?
Good shooting Uncle Miltie but all that running around and making yourself dizzy could lead you to a stroke or a heart attack.
Yes, but.
Bear bones are reputed to be hard and thick. Some people suggest that expandable self defense loads for human targets will expend their energy too soon, not drill deeply, deflect, or break up. Those people strongly suggest hard cast lead bullets, among which is Buffalo Bore.
The only thing it's really known for, beside the infamous “Jersey Devil’’ is cranberry bogs.
Some years ago someone in the NJ Division of Wildlife or what ever thought it would be a great idea to introduce black bears into ''The Pines''. The cranberry farmers went nuts and the idea was abandoned.
Many a griz has been taking down by a Colt “Peacemaker” and similar - hard cast bullets.
HOLY CRAP——There are MILES & MILES of trails all around that area.
Horseback riders abound.
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