jim quist wrote:
So my wife and daughter said they saw a cougar in our front yard. I asked one of our police officers what he thought. He said one of his friends identified 5 different cougars, each with different markings, on a trail camera. There have been 4 bear sightings in the area, one walked thru the city park. Another was within a couple of miles of my house last week. This is a small rural community, and we live at the tree line of a forrest.
So here is my question. If I have to shoot a cougar or a bear with a hand gun, what do I need? I am not walking around with a rifle. I saw a Smith and Wesson Combat 69 (.44 magnum) at my gunsmiths store, do I need something that powerful?
I currently have a 357, a colt 45, and a 45 long colt, my wife is going to start carrying her 9mm when she walks.
To be clear on this. IF I have to kill a cougar it means it has already killed my chocolate lab who will go after it, and now it is eyeing me up. What do I need to pull out of my holster to save myself?
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I am a licensed concealed weapon carrier and I have legal insurance to cover the use of my weapons. My insurance company recently posted an educational article on the ramifications of using deadly force when the attacker is not human. Basically, it depends on what jurisdiction (i.e., state) you are in and what their laws say. While it may be legal to use deadly force to protect yourself (or others) from a dog large enough to kill you (or a pack of dogs), you might be in legal trouble if you use deadly force against a smaller dog. In many (most?) jurisdictions you cannot use deadly force to protect your property (your pets). The safest way (legally) to ward off an attacking dog/coyote or to break up two animals in a furball is to use pepper spray.