Cougar country today so took the big knife !

pitdog said:
Just realised you meant did I see any today ! No I didn't see anything today but the pic I posted is a carcass I once found and I have also found scat.
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No worries. Guess if you're straying off the more well kept trails then its good you didn't!

Stay safe
 
I agree with the big knife in case scenario. I gave up firearms years ago when I let my permits lapse. The whole thing is a pain in the hole. Anyway, yes we had two black bears shot in town here within the last couple of weeks. So I pack a big blade out of concern of accidental contact. One of the blackies here was a mother and the cubs took off, not to be found, which sucks. I guess that there are no easy answers to wildlife\human safety issues sometimes. Actually having your dogs with you is likely your biggest ace in the hole in a bad situation. Down side is that they may get hurt. Do I think that I'm Grizzly Adams when I hump around with a big knife ? Nope, it's simply out of a back of the mind level of awareness particularly at this time of the year. The odds for me of running into a blackie are realistically low, but it does happen here and it is fear\worry\concern whatever, that makes me pack a bigger knife than needed. Not the type of fear were I'm soiling my panties as I snap a bush twig, but the back of the mind knowledge that Individuals have been killed (and eaten) here. As I said, it is rare though. In thick stuff I'll yell out now and then to tell Mr. Blackie that I'm there, 99.9% of the time they skedaddle off. If my odds of drowning are reduced with a life jacket, uncommon sense tells me to wear one. Same with a woods knife. Beautiful pics buddy and beware blocked trails as their may be dope growers further in with weapons. As I'm sure you're aware of.
 
Nice shots Pit, and an amazing view. I don't blame you, I wouldn't want to fight a bear or a cougar with a knife either, but if it came down to it...last summer when I was looking for the bear that kept leaving the scat by the persimmon trees I was carrying my Shrike.
 
What the F is with all the imageshack F ups? Something similar happened to me, but it was with scantily clad women, not wildlife.
 
bladerique said:
What the F is with all the imageshack F ups? Something similar happened to me, but it was with scantily clad women, not wildlife.
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Once a thread has died away I often delete some of the images from Image Shack !
 
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