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.
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teft@piefed.social 6 days agoAlso 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.
rayyy@lemmy.world 5 days ago
mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
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.
sukhmel@programming.dev 5 days ago
Bobcats are relatively ok, maybe you meant cougar (mountain lion) or wolverine? The latter is especially nasty
mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
Been a while, coulda been a cougar just happy it announced its presence versus decided my neck looked tasty.