Women attacked by mountain lion,dead man found

Kismet inquires:
But...off the top of my head, isn't there a tool called a "bang stick," used by scuba divers? Short staff with a 12 guage shell in it which is detonated by the pressure of the end being pushed against the target? Used on sharks, as I recall.
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Yes, bang sticks are used by some divers in shark-infested divewaters.

However, I understand that in some locales, the bang sticks have been ditched in favor of specially-modified Glock 17's using 9mm NATO rounds. ;)

Methinks a Glock 26 (9mm) or 27 (.40S&W) in a fanny pack would be perfect and discreet mountain-lion medicine in the backcountry.
 
Originally posted by Thomas Linton
Without prejudice to any of the very valid comments about being ready in the outback (I certainly carry when I go backpacking.), a 120 pound cougar is stronger in short bursts than a 300 lb. healthy Homo sap. and has MUCH better teeth and "finger nails" (Think of 20 box cutters with 1" exposed blades. Kitty Scissor Hands. Just a blur of slicing action. Wherrrrr!! Splatter!!!!).

Unless the cougar spooks (here, no experience with being hit by thrown rocks) or you have a serious weapon, if he wants you, you're dinner. (OK, Maybe Bruce Lee excepted. Are you him? Really?)

Any doubt? Try wrestling bare-handed with a really angry 15 pound domestic tom cat and count the stitches.
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For those of you who have never met Pinky, just imagine if he was 110 pounds:
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