My mariner saved my life this week

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Leeble611

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Bonefishing on my honeymoon in Turks and Caicos I had to defend myself.After searching a bunch of flats in the Flamingo Lake region with no sign of bonies. I finally found a flat with some potential. This area wasoff a dirt road in the middle of Carribean Wilderness 5 mles from help. My new wife waited in the car while i checked the area. 100 yards to my left a large ferrule dog barked and was tearing ass in my direction with alpo on his mind. The second we made eye contact 6 of his closest friends decided to join in on the chase.ive studied animals in thewilderness for yearsad new better thanto run so i flicked open my mariner and prepared for the worst. slahing at six dogs at once is horiifying becuse id try and get one and two or three would try and get me. All with my wife watching in horror in the car.keeping them at bay and retreating in reverse over some pretty rough terrain was exhausting and i new i was starting to loose. My periphreal vision told me one or two just got behind me and as i turned to Chop suey their ass istumbled and fell. My mind said this is gonna be bad. At this point i was only 50 feet from the car and my hysterical wife luckily for my ass decided to do one thing.HOOOOOOONNNNNKKK the horn and i was just enuff the send those mongrels flying in all directions. That was day oneof the honey moon. Sal if you read this my blade now has side to sde blade play. Ended up mortally wounding one dog and some minor stiches in my left leg.
 
So you Ended up mortally wounding one dog and got minor stitches in your left leg? That's crazy man! :eek:

How exactly did you kill the dog and how did you get the stitches in your leg?
 
no way dog could have lived slshed from dogs left shoulder to neck he was the only one i got a piece of stiches were from walking through the brimbles without looking got cought on mangrove limb or Lingun Vitae nasty stuff. On blood pressure meds having a hard time healing.2nd time ive been attacked by animals fisrt time had absolutely no defense. Swore as they were running towards me that they might get me but im gonna take one or two also. So humid in that are do probably died of infection by now. Happened fri june 5th. Fishing was world class better than andros and grande bahamas.
 
first time had no defense at all -dislocated knee. German shephard. I was less than 20 yds from an 870 rem 12 but the animal was fathers client.
 
Leeble611 said:
no way dog could have lived slshed from dogs left shoulder to neck he was the only one i got a piece of stiches were from walking through the brimbles without looking got cought on mangrove limb or Lingun Vitae nasty stuff. On blood pressure meds having a hard time healing.2nd time ive been attacked by animals fisrt time had absolutely no defense. Swore as they were running towards me that they might get me but im gonna take one or two also. So humid in that are do probably died of infection by now. Happened fri june 5th. Fishing was world class better than andros and grande bahamas.
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Interpretation please I am confused.
 
always carry a bigger knife is my new theory just ordered an aqua salt still undergunned would have liked to have had my rem 870 12 w and extended capacity tube my wife was worse off than me gunshy now to large dogs
 
truth is spend enuff time in the bush and u will eventually have to deal w nature on its terms.Have fished from iceland to New zealand Oregon to New foundland. 100s of days in serious wilderness and had to rely on survival kit 4 times that stuff is not just somthing to write about for me life dependent i am a licensed guide in ny and a single hand and doublehand flyrod instructor. Love knives though since im a kid now 41 years old.
 
Leeble611 said:
always carry a bigger fixed-blade knife is my new theory
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fixed it for you :) that's why i opted to make my own hiking sticks (solid 1" dowel wood from lowes and put rubber end caps on both ends) instead of buying those flimsy aluminum trekking poles. i can use it like a baseball bat or blunt spear to keep four or two-legged creatures at a distance.

glad you made it out okay!
 
I've had a couple of feral dog pack encounters before.
The boom from my .44 was enough to scare 'em off once and a flaming log pulled from a fire worked well enough the other time.
I'm quite sure that if I only had a knife I'd be dead - too many dogs for one knife to deal with.
I stopped backpacking in that area after the second incident.
 
Wow, talk about needing too change your shorts.....

Good thinking on your part, I would definitely be looking into a med/large fixed blade if I were you.
 
sorry about the proper phoenetics am having computer keyboard problems. I actually have a Bachelor of Science degree. Replacing keyboard today.
 
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