Purgatory
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With wild lands being more and more infringed upon by our ever expanding cities, wild animal attacks are consistently rising in many areas. As we move into their territories, they treat us like they would treat any other animal our size.
One situation that I've heard of often enough to ponder many times over the years is this scenario:
A couple are hiking and one is attacked by a mountain lion. The other does everything they can to scare, beat, fight it off, but the wild cat is in kill mode and almost impervious to distraction or pain.
Most often the cat is latched onto the victim's face (covering the nose and mouth) or neck (throat or back of neck) and has no intention of releasing its bite until the victim expires.
In this type of instance, I have always wondered, if I was carrying a firearm, just where would I shoot the animal in order to force it to let go of the victim as quickly as possible.
Remember: A head shot would put the victim at great risk in this scenario, yet time is of the essence.
Here is a reference for those interested:
http://www.cougarinfo.org/attacks3.htm
One situation that I've heard of often enough to ponder many times over the years is this scenario:
A couple are hiking and one is attacked by a mountain lion. The other does everything they can to scare, beat, fight it off, but the wild cat is in kill mode and almost impervious to distraction or pain.
Most often the cat is latched onto the victim's face (covering the nose and mouth) or neck (throat or back of neck) and has no intention of releasing its bite until the victim expires.
In this type of instance, I have always wondered, if I was carrying a firearm, just where would I shoot the animal in order to force it to let go of the victim as quickly as possible.
Remember: A head shot would put the victim at great risk in this scenario, yet time is of the essence.
Here is a reference for those interested:
http://www.cougarinfo.org/attacks3.htm
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