In most cases just the noise from a gun will be enough but a rabid raccoon might need dispatched. Also, some of are too old,or fat, to run from an animal.
Yep being 20 feet away from a bobcat will probably make you reassert things. Also having a handgun pointed at you as well. And hearing a ricochet of a bullet right in front of you.
I’m not saying a gun helps in all those situations but it definitely changes your available options.
Also some of us have been to war or grew up in the deep woods where having a gun can save your life.
I guess technically that’s being a victim too. Just that the perpetrator is more likely to be a bear than a person.
In most cases just the noise from a gun will be enough but a rabid raccoon might need dispatched. Also, some of are too old,or fat, to run from an animal.
Yep being 20 feet away from a bobcat will probably make you reassert things. Also having a handgun pointed at you as well. And hearing a ricochet of a bullet right in front of you.
I’m not saying a gun helps in all those situations but it definitely changes your available options.
Bobcats are relatively ok, maybe you meant cougar (mountain lion) or wolverine? The latter is especially nasty
Been a while, coulda been a cougar just happy it announced its presence versus decided my neck looked tasty.