We Had A Scare And Buck Was There

Well, I guess I need to look into creating a "Shade Tree" sticky where these 'adventure' posts can lodge here on the Buck Forum. Then we can show photos and tell tales of Buck knife people's adventures, even if no Buck knife was actually involved.
That will save me from being the bad guy in mentioning how a thread might have gone along enough without a Buck post.

Hope DM bleach watered that hatchet. For public safety purposes I will mention this, in more humid climates Raccoons are very prone to distemper and will act as if they are drunk. (These recommendations apply to Skunks you deem a threat also, but be prepared for "stink") You should keep your pets away from them, call a local animal control officer or in rural settings become a control officer yourself. Avoid fluids, handle with shovel or shovel into trash bag. Bury in the ground at least two foot deep and cover dirt with large rocks or bricks. Don't place in trash. Burning in a big bon fire works also. Big enough to render animal to complete ashes, NOT a BBQ grill. Always wear a mask and gloves. Don't let your animals sniff or roll in any blood spilled. Spray with bleach water to be safe. In the countryside ,some areas have federal/state animal control officers. Contact your state wildlife wardens for recommendations. 300Bucks
 
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Thanks guys. Good points and I like these stories. I'm glad they have a happy ending. I should mention though rabies can be deadly, it's weakness is temperature. To be dangerous it needs to remain at or near body temperature. It will die once it falls below 94*. Unlike distemper, hunta virus, ect.. These can remain viable and spread on the soles of your boots and clothing. So, I washed everything thoroughly and use hand sanitizer. The lower percent Alcohol kills better. This was not shown but a understood procedure. Enjoy the great outdoors just use prudence when near wild animals and carry a Buck knife. DM
 
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Many thanks Desert Dave for your informative posts. You have such encyclopedic knowledge and we are all better informed reading the Buck forum because of you. Bravo. You bring me back to this forum.

I carry two knives. Both locking Bucks. General utility use is the intention. However, one for each hand in a worst case scenario and that could involve robust tape which I need to acquire. The idea is to tape both knives to my hands so that when my hands fail to grasp I still have claws until my arms fail or are removed. :eek: The healthy or sick varmint/dog/wolf/bear etc. scenario. The chances of that happening are unknown but I did have a close call just a week ago with a large dog. The future is inherently unpredictable so I try to be prepared if for no other reason than those around me that cannot be prepared: Grandchildren for example.

To illustrate only, imagine no escape, or rescue and a minute to prepare for attack: both hands taped with reinforced tape and not painters tape:












This was hard to do without laughing. Sorry. I would've taped the other hand but was hesitant as I might drop the camera... Who else saw this movie? Liam Neeson wolf movie (The Grey) where everyone doesn't dance with wolves. And you are invited to dinner.
 
Because you travel some public wildlife trails in your photography pursuits - if you won't carry a little can of Bear Pepper spray; at least carry one of the really loud police whistles around your neck on a string or better yet on one of the retractable fly fishing vest reels you clip your line nippers too. You will be surprised how that screeching will scare off critters, especially bears and dogs. We need to design a device that will go on top of a stout hiking staff that allows the "clipping in" of one of the Buck folding lock blade knives to create a emergency spear point. Surely that would sell more than the 'frog gig'. You could keep it folded around people to appear harmless...300
 
Here's the Cabela's Alaskan Guide model and the Bass Pro model with some wildlife that I've tried using a whistle against. It doesn't seem to phase them. These models worked
on them. Thanks, guys for the information. DM
 
I have not to my knowledge ever came into contact with a sick or diseased wild animal either around my place or on one of my regular woods walks. I always take a dog or two along while outdoors walking and have had some trouble with coyotes. Once i had a coyote charge at a pup who was about 6 months old and 30 pounds or so. Luckly my retriever saw what was happening and intercepted the coyote which then ran for its life. I was about 50 yards away and could only watch.

A day or two later i was walking on a piece of land not to far from where i had earlier had a coyote scare with one dog. On this day a single coyote was watching/ following us. It never got closer than 50 yards and was often 75 yards away. The coyote population was high that year, maybe food was scarce, i dont know. I can say that i did not enjoy feeling unprepared for the potential situations.

I bought a handgun the next day as carrying a rifle just would not be very practical. Its now part of my woods walking gear and i now feel better prepared to deal with any attacks. Of course since adding the pistol to my gear i have had no need for it which is just fine with me. I normally carry either my 110 or 102 as my woods knife.

Jim
 
I think that's good insurance in the woods and for at home. You may not ever need it but good to have just in case. DM
 
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Because you travel some public wildlife trails in your photography pursuits - if you won't carry a little can of Bear Pepper spray; at least carry one of the really loud police whistles around your neck on a string or better yet on one of the retractable fly fishing vest reels you clip your line nippers too. You will be surprised how that screeching will scare off critters, especially bears and dogs. We need to design a device that will go on top of a stout hiking staff that allows the "clipping in" of one of the Buck folding lock blade knives to create a emergency spear point. Surely that would sell more than the 'frog gig'. You could keep it folded around people to appear harmless...300
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Your "knife to spear" transformer idea is a gem. :thumbup: Don't anybody get between me and the patent office on this one. Make a path! Thank you for thinking of me 300. I was not here before I was born and I won't be here after I'm gone. The older I get it seems, at least at times, the less I feel like fighting others to keep myself alive, while at other times, thoughts of fighting overwhelm me. It hasn't been all that pleasant while I've been here. Heck, even Stumps made me cry at the 25th... And you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Joe Houser will be at the BCCI table in Atlanta Blade in early June. I suppose that you will be in attendance. There is a fellow who is also gonna be in attendance at his own firm's business that will most likely bring something historical to Joe that may turn out to be of interest to the community or not depending on Joe's inspection you may want to be a witness to. A story and an item I've been working on for a while now. Something with an Oregon connection, CJ connection, custom shop connection and I better not say any more.

Do you know who has the original Frank Buck hand made Kalinga missing from the Buck factory museum since the move to Idaho? You don't have to answer, of course.
 
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