At one time, I was carrying a seven shot .45 because of a pair of ferral rottweilers in a friend's rural neighborhood. Actually, it was their negligent owner and the ignorant, lenient judge that slapped his/her wrist that should have been shot, but nevertheless it was the dogs who were attacking anything they came across. The police found the rotting carcasses of several large dogs and numerous smaller pets in the owners yard.
I doubt if I'll ever be threatened by a healthy coyote while hiking, but a rabid one is a definite possibility.
[Curiously, the next line was actually a separate post. I'm not sure how they became combined.]
Well, like I said, there's little to be learned by reading the opinions of people I already agree with (IMG:
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This post has been edited by sgarnett: Sep 18 2006, 03:23 PM