Solomonson
Member
I'm a fairly serious hiker living in a state/county where it's extremely difficult to get a concealed carry permit.
I have now seen five large mountain lions up close and personal and it's beginning to scare me. Mountain lions around these parts are FAR more aggressive than they used to me. To be honest I'm thinking about carrying a loaded firearm inside of my pack without a license.
There's no chance that my pack will ever be "inspected" on the trail so I'm not worried about that. If I actually had to pull a firearm from the pack (in two of the five cases I would have) and then possibly shoot a lion, I wouldn't have had any problem with owning up to my non-permitted action.
One of them scared the tar out of me. I was within twenty feet of a big lion when it slithered away. In each case I would have had ample time to drop my pack and pull a pistol from it, so I'm not even considering wearing a holster (although I would sew one in place inside of my daypack.)
What would you all do in my case? Serious answers only, please. Thanks.
I have now seen five large mountain lions up close and personal and it's beginning to scare me. Mountain lions around these parts are FAR more aggressive than they used to me. To be honest I'm thinking about carrying a loaded firearm inside of my pack without a license.
There's no chance that my pack will ever be "inspected" on the trail so I'm not worried about that. If I actually had to pull a firearm from the pack (in two of the five cases I would have) and then possibly shoot a lion, I wouldn't have had any problem with owning up to my non-permitted action.
One of them scared the tar out of me. I was within twenty feet of a big lion when it slithered away. In each case I would have had ample time to drop my pack and pull a pistol from it, so I'm not even considering wearing a holster (although I would sew one in place inside of my daypack.)
What would you all do in my case? Serious answers only, please. Thanks.