Viscous animal V/s human with no gun

[Double Naught Spy]

While I agree that all legal adults should carry guns, not all of the examples provided were situations were adults were present.

Not all of the attacks were vicious per se, unless you consider normal sort of hunting, feeding and defense behaviors of animals to be vicious. That would make humans vicious to animals as well.

In going through bear attack resources while working in Alaska, it became readily apparent to me that part of the reason so many people get attacked or killed by bears is human stupidity. God is just trying to thin the herd a bit so that the human population will be strong and we thumb our noses at him by giving guns to stupid people, only a few of which end up shooting themselves, a few that end up shooting friends, but the rest somehow managing to survive.

As a person who did work rendering skeletons from roadkill for comparative anatomy, I really liked the original thread title even though it wasn't the intentional thread title. Viscous animals are really just a threat to your car's interior if the bag leaks.

 

[Yardstick]

So how many broadheads did kitty cat eat?

Zero.

The first time I saw the cat it was 20 yards away at the water hole I was watching. I had the perfect side shot for about 30 seconds. It took about the first 5-10 seconds to decide I was actually looking at a mountain lion (I'd never seen one before and it was dusk). At first I thought it was some kind of dog, then I took note of the distinct thicker legs, smaller head and U-shaped tail. I didn't even contemplate sending an arrow in its direction since I didn't have a tag for mountain lion and it wasn't a threat at that distance.

This year I didn't get to go hunting because of work, but I bought a mountain lion tag when I thought I was going to go. In AZ a mountain lion tag is an over the counter tag and a "general" tag, which means I could use a pistol, rifle or bow to take a mountain lion. If I have an archery only tag (for deer, as an example) and that general mountain lion tag, it is still illegal to carry a firearm unless I'm ONLY hunting for mountain lion. And as I understand it, if I were carrying a firearm (with or without a bow) intending to take an animal with a "general" tag and had an archery only tag in my posession I could be in trouble.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I'd say a cat that gets within five yards of you is like a man with a knife at the same distance -- if you wait to it to make the first move, you waited too long.

 

[Yardstick]

Vern: Definitely! If I had it to do again, first I'd have a tag already. Second, I'd take the 20 yard shot and not let the cat get any closer. Third, if it did surprise me I'd do exactly what I did; Pull the 1911 out of the holster, thumb down the safety, put my finger on the trigger and try to acquire a sight picture all as smooth and FAST as possible. Fortunately for the cat (and my unprotected ears), it ran into the ravine in front of me and disappeared in the dark woods -before I could get a sight picture and squeeze the trigger.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I had a bear knock over my beehive. When I went out to check on it later, he was standing right next to it (about 40 feet from the house.) When I went in to get a camera (which was out of batteries, dang it!) he had moved across the drive into the bushes -- which was fortunate for him, because he was about to become involved in an experiment to see if a .45 ACP is good enough for black bear.

 

[Oldtimer]

Alright, ENOUGH fun with the word "viscuous"! Your spell checker wouldn't spit out "error", for there IS such a word! What you wanted was the word "VISHOUS"! HAHA!

The one-and-only time that I had a "close call" with a "vicious" wild animal was when I was 16 years old (I'm now 59). It was during a deer hunt with my dad, and I was roaming a nice high meadow, just below the tree line.

No deer were around, from what I could see, but I became mesmerized by the sight of a fat little bear cub frolicking in the tall meadow grass. Cute little guy! My mesmerization ended, however, when I heard mama bear behind me! Oh, she was going ballistic, since I was between her and her cub!

I hot-footed it to a large boulder, climbed on top of it, and turned toward the loud wallering of the mama as she began charging toward me. I only felt somewhat safe, for if she wanted to, she could probably pull herself up to the top of that boulder! I had my .30'06 rifle ready, but I suddenly realized that I had a "noise maker" on my hip....a loaded .38 special revolver!

I unholstered the revolver, fired 3 rounds into the ground, and heard the cub make a squealing sound.
Mama bear was still coming toward me when I fired the remaining 3 rounds into the ground, directly in front of her. I was about to switch to my final option....the rifle....but mama bear suddenly diverted her attention to her squealing cub, which was running away from the noise. Mama halted her attack, and after having experienced the "pucker factor", I let loose with a LOUD "passage of wind"!
I stayed on that boulder for several minutes before jumping down, and cautiously made my way back to our camp.

My dad had taught me well, and that included the carry of a handgun while hunting. It could be used for dispatching rattlesnakes, but I found out that it was a VERY viable "noise maker" during that hunt! While I MAY have been able to drop that mama bear with the .30'06 rifle, I felt much better that I had used my head. Fortunately, I didn't fill my britches with you-know-what! WHEW!

 

[Yardstick]

While phonetically it looks right, "vishous" is an incorrect spelling. The correct spelling is "vicious". That is, if you're referring to a wild, predatory animal that may eat you! That other one, "viscous", is good for motor oil, honey and other sticky, generally slow moving fluids (though all fluids have viscosity).

Part of the reason my dad and I both carry while archery hunting is because of an experience a buddy of his had. This guy was stuck in a tree stand for hours while a mama bear and her cub (or cubs) played in the water hole he was watching. He didn't see exactly where they came from, but he figured if he'd gotten out of the tree a few minutes before he might have been bear doo-doo.

The handguns are mainly noisemakers when faced with something like a bear. Smaller predatory animals that might attack could probably be defeated with the handgun though.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

While phonetically it looks right, "vishous" is an incorrect spelling. The correct spelling is "vicious".

Remember, in English, ghoti spells "fish."

gh is the "f" sound in enough.

o is the short "i" sound in through.

And ti is the "sh" sound in action.