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ORhornhog
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I prefer a pocket knife or perhaps a good set of Nike shoes to run real fast. Actually, I just carry a juicy T-bone and throw it to them if they get mean.
call me crazy but i don't carry anything more than my swiss army knife, and i use that for removing ivories from dead elk and peeling oranges and slicing apples for my lunch along the way. i figure when the Lord decides my time has come to join him, there is no sense fighting it so i might as well embrace it.
honestly, guys who pack heat on a hike frighten me more than any bear, mtn. lion, or wolf.
honestly, guys who pack heat on a hike frighten me more than any bear, mtn. lion, or wolf.
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Berto, good to see that the 2nd ammendment frightens you. I pack not because of the animals, but because of the crazies I've run into in the hills.Using your logic, I guess you don't use seatbelts and deadbolts either. No offense, I just don't get it.
Later,
Andy
Later,
Andy
I don't ever pack heat either when shed hunting, bow hunting or hiking unless it's the rifle I'm using for my hunt. I'll tell you a story. I was scouting last season at about this exact time of year (August 1st to be exact). I'm strolling along quietly headed up a steep draw. A little moon light was all I needed to get me along through the knee high brush. I'm probably 2 miles or so from the nearest road and suddenly up on the skyline I see the silhouette of a person standing there. I figured he must be scouting also since the archery hunt was only a couple of weeks away so I quietly walked towards him to say hello. After taking only about 10 steps I'm within 50yds of him and suddenly I see a firey flash come from the center of the chest of the silhouette at the same moment a thundering BOOM! Instantly I realize that this nut case just shot at me and the bullet whizzed right past me! I called him a few choice words I won't repeat and asked what in the $@$% he was doing? He replied back with a very shaky voice "Dude, I thought you were a bear!" Now if I would have had my own gun right at that time I may have thumped him on top of his head with it! Luckily I didn't have one though. See, I told you it's not a good idea to pack heat. 
It still amazes me to think that this even happened. I'm just glad he was a poor shot! A couple of things, if you're going to pack a pistol make dang sure you don't #1 have frequent road rage and #2 that you're not a paranoid schizophrenic that gets freaked out easily.
Like Berto, I think I'll go ahead and take my chances with the bears and the wolves. I think they are harmless compared to some of the people we have running around the hills.
I do lock my doors and wear my seatbelt though.
NvrEnuf
It still amazes me to think that this even happened. I'm just glad he was a poor shot! A couple of things, if you're going to pack a pistol make dang sure you don't #1 have frequent road rage and #2 that you're not a paranoid schizophrenic that gets freaked out easily. Like Berto, I think I'll go ahead and take my chances with the bears and the wolves. I think they are harmless compared to some of the people we have running around the hills.
I do lock my doors and wear my seatbelt though.
NvrEnuf
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I most always pack something. It's usally a little 380. Have shot a few bunnies. Never know when you'll need to send snattle rake back to where is came from!
'It's all about the gut pile'
'It's all about the gut pile'
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wideone
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I carry my Glock .40.. I agree NvrEnuf, people are much more dangerous and unpredictable than bears and wolves..
Oh,, by the way, I carry the gun in case I'm mauled in the back country and need to hurry up on Gods plans for me..
Oh,, by the way, I carry the gun in case I'm mauled in the back country and need to hurry up on Gods plans for me..
nfh
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-04-05 AT 09:07PM (MST)[p]well i carry a .44 mag. since i use horses and if a horse breaks his leg what will you do. kill him with rocks and have a painful death. that is most the reason i carry a gun always. i have herd of horses braeaking there legs on the mountain and the people were glad they had a gun.
i can tolerate bears but i have been charged by one and almost got bucked off the horse because she {horse} was scared. i would of been a hurting unit. also been charged by moose but i was acting like another bull and wish i had a gun just to shoot in the air to scare him off. you never know what you need for something little or big.
but dont get me wrong, bears dont bother me to much but i would rather shoot him then get ate alive. we have to big of a problem with grizzly bears here in wyoming.
i can tolerate bears but i have been charged by one and almost got bucked off the horse because she {horse} was scared. i would of been a hurting unit. also been charged by moose but i was acting like another bull and wish i had a gun just to shoot in the air to scare him off. you never know what you need for something little or big.
but dont get me wrong, bears dont bother me to much but i would rather shoot him then get ate alive. we have to big of a problem with grizzly bears here in wyoming.
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osulogger
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I personally don't carry a gun either. Working in the woods everyday, I'm exposed to the critters that it has to offer. The guys I work with on occasion will carry a gun during the spring when the bears wake up and have the little ones running around. Also when we bring the dogs out to work they will carry just for the safety of the dogs.
Berto says it right. If the big man upstairs wants you to come on up for a chat, he'll let you know. I imagine one day after getting the $*&# scared out of me by a sow, I might carry a pistol.
Just my two bits, which isn't a whole lot!
From the land of Big Sticks,
Osulogger
Berto says it right. If the big man upstairs wants you to come on up for a chat, he'll let you know. I imagine one day after getting the $*&# scared out of me by a sow, I might carry a pistol.
Just my two bits, which isn't a whole lot!
From the land of Big Sticks,
Osulogger
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NvrEnuf,
Im sure when you explained the "skid" mark to the wife, she understood...I cant imagine what I would do if that happened to me. Thats whack for sure. Some people just shouldnt be allowed to carry a gun. Just a scary thought that you could have died because of some guys "bear" sighting.. Man, UNREAL!!
Later, Brandon
Im sure when you explained the "skid" mark to the wife, she understood...I cant imagine what I would do if that happened to me. Thats whack for sure. Some people just shouldnt be allowed to carry a gun. Just a scary thought that you could have died because of some guys "bear" sighting.. Man, UNREAL!!
Later, Brandon
Wideone, LMAO. You're too funny man! You gonna bust out the bow and get after muleys this year or what?
Browtine, it was a little freaky to be shot at to say the least. If it doesn't ever happen again it will be too soon!
Sunday it is then. I'll call you.
NvrEnuf
Browtine, it was a little freaky to be shot at to say the least. If it doesn't ever happen again it will be too soon!
Sunday it is then. I'll call you.
NvrEnuf
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NvrEnuf, that's flippin scary. I've been shot at too, and if I had been packing I would have shot back. Luckily I was a moving target, must have been one of bobcat's buddies who forgot to wait until the rider was off of the wheeler to shoot it up.
I have to say that I'm alot more scared of teenage girls on cellphones driving a car(got broadsided in my mustang) than I am of bears, cougars, snakes, or dudes packing in the woods. Does that make me a wuss??
Andy
I have to say that I'm alot more scared of teenage girls on cellphones driving a car(got broadsided in my mustang) than I am of bears, cougars, snakes, or dudes packing in the woods. Does that make me a wuss??
Andy
Andy, man you have worse luck than I do! Broad sided and shot at too! Geez. Makes you wonder if someone has a bounty on your head or soemthing! You ain't been wizzing in anyone's cheerios by chance, have you? Has your wife increased the life insurance policy on you recently? On second thought maybe I'd better check on that one too!
NvrEnuf
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Now that you mention it, I have offended some of the realtree posse, that bill jordan is a powerfull man. I may end up going through a corn flinger or being stabbed with a cough suppressor.
Andy
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HaremMaster
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Well..Well...I think I will also agree with wideone and NvrEnuf. Sad to say that many of the hunters I run into around here are usually drunk by the time they hit the hills. Don't get me wrong, the bears are dangerous too, but at least they can't carry guns!!!
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Anytime I'm off the beaten track I'm carrying! I carry it for whatever or whoever needs shooting!
About 5 years ago I was doing a little recreational gold panning in Trinity Co., CA. on a creek that is about 200 yards below the road, miles from anywhere. I had been there for about 2 hours. I happened to look up and there was two guys sitting on a rock about 20' from me. They were both heavily tattooed, dirty, and mean looking dudes!
I stepped back and said hello. No response! Then one of them asked,"Is that your pickup up on the road?" "Yep" I said. Then the other one asked if I had any money on me. "Just a little change in case I need to make a phone call".
Then we just stared at each other for what seemed ten minutes but was probably only one! LOL. Then they both stood up and one of them said,"You sure you don't have any money?" I said,"Hey guys, all I have is a little change in this pocket and my pistol in this pocket". I reached in and pulled my .357 out and showed it to them. I didn't point it at them but made darn sure they saw it!
They hung around for a few minutes and got up and left, much to my relief! I waited about 10 minutes and got out of there myself.
There is no doubt in my mind that my bones would still be down in that creek bottom if I had left my gun at home. Do whatever you want, but a pistol is pretty cheap insurance as far as I'm concerned.
Steve
"You've seen my saving grace and you've seen my sins. Baby do you love me still?" The Flatlanders
About 5 years ago I was doing a little recreational gold panning in Trinity Co., CA. on a creek that is about 200 yards below the road, miles from anywhere. I had been there for about 2 hours. I happened to look up and there was two guys sitting on a rock about 20' from me. They were both heavily tattooed, dirty, and mean looking dudes!
I stepped back and said hello. No response! Then one of them asked,"Is that your pickup up on the road?" "Yep" I said. Then the other one asked if I had any money on me. "Just a little change in case I need to make a phone call".
Then we just stared at each other for what seemed ten minutes but was probably only one! LOL. Then they both stood up and one of them said,"You sure you don't have any money?" I said,"Hey guys, all I have is a little change in this pocket and my pistol in this pocket". I reached in and pulled my .357 out and showed it to them. I didn't point it at them but made darn sure they saw it!
They hung around for a few minutes and got up and left, much to my relief! I waited about 10 minutes and got out of there myself.
There is no doubt in my mind that my bones would still be down in that creek bottom if I had left my gun at home. Do whatever you want, but a pistol is pretty cheap insurance as far as I'm concerned.
Steve
"You've seen my saving grace and you've seen my sins. Baby do you love me still?" The Flatlanders
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The last wolf I encountered while shed hunting I bounced a baseball size rock off his forehead and would have loved to even had a 22. That three point shed antler I was carrying was starting to look good as a weapon.
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When I'm out in the Boon-Tules I always pack my Desert Eagle .44.and thats either afoot or Horseback.
It holds 8 in the Mag. and 1 in the pipe. 8 for whomever and 1 for me. I exercise my 2nd amendment right and have a concealed weapons permit. It's better to be tried by 12 than packed by 6. Never pulled it on a human in 20 years. Can't say that for Bear and Wolf.
It holds 8 in the Mag. and 1 in the pipe. 8 for whomever and 1 for me. I exercise my 2nd amendment right and have a concealed weapons permit. It's better to be tried by 12 than packed by 6. Never pulled it on a human in 20 years. Can't say that for Bear and Wolf.
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Andy...Don't be a hack master...
Once again, laughing out loud!
'It's all about the gut pile'
Once again, laughing out loud!
'It's all about the gut pile'
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oneguymontana
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I pack a small pocket size air horn and a .41 Never had to use either but have pulled the .41 once but never fired a shot
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I have both a 357 S&W and a 44Mag. I take The 44mag with me While out hikeing. there are way to many mountain lions down in this neck of the woods south eastern utah.
