What would you rather carry hunting alone in cat country?

[Atroxus]

I don't see my choice!

I have been in the woods on the weekends since mid August reconing for my Buddies Multi season elk tag.  Which means I may get back to my rig around midnite or back in the brush usually around 3 or 4 am. This has all been done in areas that I know have cougars and bears as well as a comfirmed quantity of wolves.

So far the largest defensive tool I have carried has been a 5 foot ultra light spinning rod   ( My choice) when I walked into a couple of beaver ponds.

Not once yet have I felt I have been in great peril from any attacks.
Guess maybe I'm not a NBFC! 

The only time I was a bit nervous was when he and I were in a Cedar bottom in the dark timber and we ran into a young Moose and was wondering where Momma was, hoping we didn't get between her and the little one. Then all I had was him to use as a shield. Thats only if he was between her and I.

Real men don't need a weapon..........................

I hope you guys never stumble across a marijuana grow, or a mobile meth lab then, cause from what I understand those folks usually are armed. 

[Ridgeratt]

I don't see my choice!

I have been in the woods on the weekends since mid August reconing for my Buddies Multi season elk tag.  Which means I may get back to my rig around midnite or back in the brush usually around 3 or 4 am. This has all been done in areas that I know have cougars and bears as well as a comfirmed quantity of wolves.

So far the largest defensive tool I have carried has been a 5 foot ultra light spinning rod   ( My choice) when I walked into a couple of beaver ponds.

Not once yet have I felt I have been in great peril from any attacks.
Guess maybe I'm not a NBFC! 

The only time I was a bit nervous was when he and I were in a Cedar bottom in the dark timber and we ran into a young Moose and was wondering where Momma was, hoping we didn't get between her and the little one. Then all I had was him to use as a shield. That's only if he was between her and I.

Real men don't need a weapon..........................

I hope you guys never stumble across a marijuana grow, or a mobile meth lab then, cause from what I understand those folks usually are armed. 

Ok so how did this go sideways from hunting in Cougar areas to Stumbling across the Marijuana patch?
That was not the Question.

[CAMPMEAT]

I don't see my choice!

I have been in the woods on the weekends since mid August reconing for my Buddies Multi season elk tag.  Which means I may get back to my rig around midnite or back in the brush usually around 3 or 4 am. This has all been done in areas that I know have cougars and bears as well as a comfirmed quantity of wolves.

So far the largest defensive tool I have carried has been a 5 foot ultra light spinning rod   ( My choice) when I walked into a couple of beaver ponds.

Not once yet have I felt I have been in great peril from any attacks.
Guess maybe I'm not a NBFC! 

The only time I was a bit nervous was when he and I were in a Cedar bottom in the dark timber and we ran into a young Moose and was wondering where Momma was, hoping we didn't get between her and the little one. Then all I had was him to use as a shield. That's only if he was between her and I.

Real men don't need a weapon..........................

I hope you guys never stumble across a marijuana grow, or a mobile meth lab then, cause from what I understand those folks usually are armed. 

Ok so how did this go sideways from hunting in Cougar areas to Stumbling across the Marijuana patch?
That was not the Question.

I'm confused dude !

[wadu1]

I chose the 1911 not because of it's power but because i can keep all of my shot's on a paper plate at 50 yards with my kimber eclipse full size with Hornady 230grn +p . I would rather have something i am accurate with than something that has more recoil than i'm use to

I'm with superdown any 1911; I Carry a Springfield Companion. I was trained on a 1911 in 1971 while in the Army and have carried one eversince. Even with the 1" shorter barel I still can keep most on a paper plate at 50 yards; most of the time I use Ball ammo. Kind of funny last year I found a big Blue sitting on a stump at about 30 yards. I said to myself "O" heck shoot it's head off; well the first 5 rounds missed #6 took off a foot and #7 took it's head. Good thing the were old WWII steel cased ball ammo.

[CAMPMEAT]

An old ugly girlfriend, worked everytime...