>I'm talking about deep instinctual fear
With a 30-30 or 30-06, I'm not sure what there is to be scared of (not mentioning a probable .45 side-arm)? Guns are scarier than teeth.
With a 30-30 or 30-06, I'm not sure what there is to be scared of (not mentioning a probable .45 side-arm)? Guns are scarier than teeth.
To this day, I'm astonished by how quickly it happened. I'm virtually certain that even if I'd had a weapon, I would not have been able to use it in time.
These dogs were not attacking me either. The bite was playful, from a poorly trained adolescent dog.
I'm pretty sure that even with a gun, I'd be scared of a pack of wolves. A canine can move very quickly and violently.
Edit: I suppose I should mention that domesticated dogs can be trained to be all sorts of aggressive (esp. German shepherd). Domesticated dogs have none of the lessons taught to them that a wild wolf would learn from their mother. Wolves avoid humans at all costs.
This is total nonsense, one shot and they would all be running. Wolves are deathly afraid of guns, and what predators fear is confrontation. Its easier to run away and go after something that isn't going to result in you dying.
They are animals, with a strong desire for self preservation, not a mindless army of killing machines out for human blood.
If it was truly this dangerous hundreds of people would be dying a year.
Your hyperbole adds nothing but disinformation to the conversation.
http://www.montanaoutdoor.com/2013/07/wolf-attacks-bicyclist...
People going into environments like that need to carry guns, and they need to understand that running away, especially in a panicked manner makes things worse. I'm not saying they aren't dangerous animals, they clearly are. That's why people need to understand how to handle them, its no different from being prepared to climb a mountain.
But hyperbole about needing a mini-gun or you are surely going to die to a pack of wolves is just utter, complete bullshit.
-Samuel Hearne
We had a camp member stalked by a pack while walking between two campsites one night, he was not armed. He heard them and we checked the trail in the morning, the size and number of the prints made our blood cold. Same guy was charged by a mountain lion several years ago and he was lucky to get one shot off that dropped it at his feet, claws out. It ain't Disney out there folks.