We’re armed around here. It’s better to avoid them than shoot them; they’re really just passing through our property because we have no livestock, although they’re happy to eat cats or small dogs. We lock up our cats right before dusk.
I’m sorry to be so nosey but how do people with livestock protect those animals. Is it considered just a loss.. something that occurs in that part of the country? Or, do they secure them in locked barns? (I live in a relatively “urban” type environment. I’m use to the 2 legged predators and what to watch out for but I am interested in how more rural setting dwellers deal with their environment.)