Re: [RC] cougars and protection to carry - Carol Suggs
The other thing that I didn't mention in my post is
that if you are walking and do come across a cougar DO NOT RUN. grab a
stick or something and try and make your self as big as possible, if you have a
small child with you, pick up the child. And fight and yell and scream and don't
give up.
I am against the hand gun thing, especially when
riding....I'd probably shoot myself or my horse in all the
excitement.
<<If you ride alone, it would be wise to carry a
handgun...actually, it would be really wise to ride with a partner with a
handgun -- you may not have time to react if you are
attacked.>>
I second Megan's email in full, except this part about the
handgun. Scary thought of trying to get a shot off and not kill the
victim in the panicked mayhem. In my lectures (next on in a few weeks in
Grass Valley, CA, where they killed a nearby cougar last week), I suggest bear
pepper spray and/or a sheathed non-folding knife. MANY attacks
have been survived by fighting back. Even with a stick.
