Wild animal defense…NOT A WHAT GUN FOR BEARS THREAD!

[Meeks36]

Glad everything worked out for the lady’s. That said I prefer the company of wild animals vs people. W a bear a couple things can happen. It will walk away, attack, or just be curios. Sniffing around etc… Certain people w try to screw your S.O. Steal from you, possibly kill you, or just be a general turd.
I’ll take a forest full of bears over a social function any day!

 

[Bfh_auto]

Mexican panther? As in a Jaguar?

A Mt Lion is the same species whether it’s in Canada, USA, Mexico or South America and there’s never been a black coated one documented. It is a common myth however, right up there with big foots and chupacabras. Clay Newcomb just did a pod cast on the myth of the “black panther” in America. People swear up and down that they see black panthers all the time. The fact of the matter is there has never been a documented black Mt Lion.

As far as Mt Lions in SW Oklahoma goes I can guarantee you they are there. They are in Texas just south of you and I’ve seen one in the flesh down around Quanah/Paducah.

They don't cross State lines according to conservation agents

 

[Bfh_auto]

To me this hammered the idea of drilling home.
When I was going through paramedic school. We drilled everything to the point of going insane. But the first code I ran. Everything went without having to think about what needed done. I got done and was thankful for the insane amount of practice.
Shooting, emergency responses while winter driving, evasive maneuvers on motorcycles all go better if practiced before the moment you need it.

 

[Raimundo]

Hi, just where in the US can one lawfully carry a gun for protection against wild animals?
I understand that in national parks this is a no - no.True ?
Regards, Raimundo

 

[WrongHanded]

Hi, just where in the US can one lawfully carry a gun for protection against wild animals?
I understand that in national parks this is a no - no.True ?
Regards, Raimundo

These days carry in National Parks is entirely based on the laws of the State in which the park is located.

So the better questions would be "Where in the US can one NOT lawfully carry a gun for protection against wild animals?"

 

[Raimundo]

Thanks WrongHanded can you give me some examples?
Regards, Raimundo

 

[WrongHanded]

Thanks WrongHanded can you give me some examples?
Regards, Raimundo

Of where it's not legal?

Assuming we're talking about wild areas as apposed to schools and post offices etc, generally speaking California is very restrictive. Along with several States on the East Coast.

Is there anywhere specifically you are interested in?

 

[Raimundo]

No since I´m just curious after reading about animal attacks on hikers and thinking how these people can protect themselves.One incident that comes to mind happened in 1967 in Glacier National Park when two girls were killed in the same night by two separate grizzly bears.
I have the book Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen.
Thanks, regards, Raimundo

 

[MauriceSam]

Both of my closest calls were on Boy Scout backpacking trips. Aren't supposed to have guns with the kids. Trip in Louisiana, had a black bear follow us 3 miles on the trail. One of the boys was spilling trail mix, bear followed us until we got to a stream. We never knew until we turned around and came back across steam. Found bear tracks and followed all the way back to our campsite where we had previously set up tents. Bear crapped right in middle of campsite. On way back to truck next day saw bear tracks to the point of our first snack break on the trail from previous day. When we crossed the creek and headed to the campsite, we whistled and sang campfire songs to let our presence be known. We never saw him. Also had coyotes that night brush up against tents.
Scariest was in Arkansas, 3 days into our hike, had a wild boar root around campsite around midnight. Heard this grunting and thought it was a bear. Decided to make the loudest roaring yell I could. Everything then got eerily quiet. Everyone woke up, I roared again and it was then that the hog squealed and ran off.
Now, carry .357mag everywhere in the outdoors.

 

[Seedy Character]

We hunted dove, quail, rabbit and squirrel from the time we were big enough to walk. First time my brother and I went deer hunting, with Dad and Uncle; I was 12 and brother was 10.
We got to the ranch where we were hunting and stopped at the ranchers house.
He was giving directions to where to hunt, where he had spotted bucks and where we could camp. He then warned us that a mountain lion had been seen roaming the area, to be careful it did not get in the sleeping with us. ??????
We set up camp and cooked supper. We were in sleeping bags, under the stars, circling the camp fire.
About 2am, the god awfullest screaming and yowling woke us up. My brother was hollering, screaming, and crying; kicking and thrashing in his sleeping bag. Rolled into the campfire and got his bag to burning. Rolled out of the fire and ended up setting Dad's sleeping bag on fire.
Brother's bag was shredded down at end. He came scrambling out and we were stomping out the fire.
About this time, the farmer's barn, tomcat comes scrambling out of the bag and high tails it into the dark.

The cat had a propensity for crawling into sleeping bags to get warm, which the rancher had told Dad. Just by luck(?), it crawled into my brother's bag. Got down by his feet, curled up and went to sleep. Brother woke up and felt fur. He started kicking. Cat started scratching and yowling. Brother started screaming, yelling, and crying.

We spent the rest of the night in the car. My brother has never deer hunted again.

 

[jstert]

i’m unworried about encountering apex predators such as bears or lions, but mammals on two and/or four legs that happen to be feral and/or rabid should be everyone’s concern.

apocryphal advice given by a western shopkeeper outfitting an eastern greenhorn: “sir i do not know if you will need a gun, but if you do you will need one in a hurry.”