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I felt pretty inadequate with a PO bear at 10 yards with a bow
Last year I posted my scary encounter with an adult cougar. I called in an adult cougar to 17 yards during elk archery season near Mt. Adams. Also during the same hunt we ran into 2 elderly hunters in their 70s that told us someone had pulled a knife and threatened them over a damn camping site. Will i be packing this year? Yeah baby. A S&W 686 .357 magnum loaded with Hornaday critical defense ammo. Yes Mr. Mountain Kitty I can hit you at 25 yards.
Quote from: GEARHEAD on July 14, 2013, 09:47:18 PMI'm thinking there is a big difference in the type of two legged critters that are encountered on the West side vs the East side. lets not forget that every year during hunting season the reports start pouring in, about camps being raided, I'm thinking it would be kinda rough to arrive in camp with a bow and find out your not alone.all i know is this, there is no 911, when your in the woods, you are 911. I think if you come from a gun culture, carrying a side arm would not be a bad idea, heck, ya own one, might as well carry it, after all, if your hand gun is not on your person, then its somewhere else.There are those, and they are a majority i believe whom do not come from this culture, and despite an easily acquired skill, simply do not feel confident or comfortable carrying, it is a heavy burden with life changing legal implicationsand if you have to defend yourself. Bottom line to each there own.Well said GEARHEAD. There are also a lot of grow operations over here on the east side of the Cascades. I would hate to stumble into one just holding my bow. I'm definitely more concerned about running into a tweeker or a grower than I am a bear or a cougar. Before we were allowed to carry I did spend a sleepless night in my bivy sack when a sow and her cub wandered through my camp. I had an arrow in one hand and a knife in the other. Then I was worried I'd fall asleep and roll over onto my broadhead
I'm thinking there is a big difference in the type of two legged critters that are encountered on the West side vs the East side. lets not forget that every year during hunting season the reports start pouring in, about camps being raided, I'm thinking it would be kinda rough to arrive in camp with a bow and find out your not alone.all i know is this, there is no 911, when your in the woods, you are 911. I think if you come from a gun culture, carrying a side arm would not be a bad idea, heck, ya own one, might as well carry it, after all, if your hand gun is not on your person, then its somewhere else.There are those, and they are a majority i believe whom do not come from this culture, and despite an easily acquired skill, simply do not feel confident or comfortable carrying, it is a heavy burden with life changing legal implicationsand if you have to defend yourself. Bottom line to each there own.
Always always always carry