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Dave Workman
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Location: Ahead of the pack Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2011 Posts: 3434
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Fatal cougar attack north of North Bend. One dead, one injured.
Are you packing, or slacking?
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Sat May 19, 2018 4:52 pm |
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UpDog
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Location: Burien Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2011 Posts: 3307
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Nope, still not carrying. Guns are extra weight and make you dress a certain way.
Incredibly rare to encounter wildlife (apart from the retarded ones) on a hike unless you are legit bush whacking or deep in the boonies where you don’t belong - that’s that crazy white people shit.
Also incredibly rare to get to the point of attack. You gotta be clueless AF to miss the danger signs, most animals are not looking for a fight.
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Sat May 19, 2018 5:44 pm |
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Tonydec
Location: Tacoma Joined: Wed Jun 4, 2014 Posts: 483
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I pack in the woods. Depending on which pack I am wearing, at a minimum it is in an outside pocket of the pack. If at all possible it is on my person, but with some packs under load it just doesn't work with my usual side carry. I have been considering a chest holster.
Relating to this incident, I am guessing that the cougar was in search of prey or actively stalking prey, and the guys riding by on the bicycles triggered it's running prey response.
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Sat May 19, 2018 5:54 pm |
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quantsuff
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Location: central wa Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 Posts: 3554
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UpDog wrote: Nope, still not carrying. Guns are extra weight and make you dress a certain way.
Incredibly rare to encounter wildlife (apart from the retarded ones) on a hike unless you are legit bush whacking or deep in the boonies where you don’t belong - that’s that crazy white people shit.
Also incredibly rare to get to the point of attack. You gotta be clueless AF to miss the danger signs, most animals are not looking for a fight. Cougars don't give no signs. Cougars are not "most animals".
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Sat May 19, 2018 6:48 pm |
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L_O_G
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Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu Sep 22, 2011 Posts: 13486
Real Name: JP
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quantsuff wrote: UpDog wrote: Nope, still not carrying. Guns are extra weight and make you dress a certain way.
Incredibly rare to encounter wildlife (apart from the retarded ones) on a hike unless you are legit bush whacking or deep in the boonies where you don’t belong - that’s that crazy white people shit.
Also incredibly rare to get to the point of attack. You gotta be clueless AF to miss the danger signs, most animals are not looking for a fight. Cougars don't give no signs. Cougars are not "most animals". Yup exactly. Hard to see something that stalks silently from behind.
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Sat May 19, 2018 6:54 pm |
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UpDog
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Location: Burien Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2011 Posts: 3307
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L_O_G wrote: quantsuff wrote: UpDog wrote: Nope, still not carrying. Guns are extra weight and make you dress a certain way.
Incredibly rare to encounter wildlife (apart from the retarded ones) on a hike unless you are legit bush whacking or deep in the boonies where you don’t belong - that’s that crazy white people shit.
Also incredibly rare to get to the point of attack. You gotta be clueless AF to miss the danger signs, most animals are not looking for a fight. Cougars don't give no signs. Cougars are not "most animals". Yup exactly. Hard to see something that stalks silently from behind. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dea ... e-55298576“In the last 100 years in North America, roughly 25 fatalities and 95 nonfatal cougar attacks have been reported, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife said, but there was only one other fatal attack in the state. However, more attacks have been reported in the western United States and Canada over the past 20 years than in the previous 80 years.” Quite the stalking (silent) epidemic we got going on here.
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Sat May 19, 2018 7:03 pm |
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L_O_G
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Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu Sep 22, 2011 Posts: 13486
Real Name: JP
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You said you had to be clueless AF to not see the warning signs of a Cougar which is completely comical.. Since you seem to be the Waguns cougar expert, you should know that they generally don't attack from the front. So yes, stalking from behind is generally the way they kill unless cornered or startled.
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Sat May 19, 2018 7:19 pm |
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UpDog
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Location: Burien Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2011 Posts: 3307
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Cool, so regardless of weaponry, you will be deaded if attacked (from behind). Good luck fighting 140lb of savage kill mode.
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Sat May 19, 2018 8:00 pm |
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usrifle
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Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771
Real Name: John
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UpDog wrote: Cool, so regardless of weaponry, you will be deaded if attacked (from behind). Good luck fighting 140lb of savage kill mode. If you had a Pistol on your Hip at least you would have a Chance.
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Sat May 19, 2018 8:02 pm |
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Mr. Q
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Location: S. Everett Joined: Thu May 2, 2013 Posts: 3042
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I carry, but for different reasons. I generally don’t trust people and feel naked without a sidearm.
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Sat May 19, 2018 8:26 pm |
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wilmermj
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Location: Mount Vernon Joined: Sun Aug 26, 2012 Posts: 1549
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Cougars and bobcats have been way more aggressive these days in my area. I have been stalked out walking and even spooked one with the dogs last year. Scared the shit out of me because I take my kids to that area all the time. They even have signs up now all area little mountain warning people to watch their kids.
One of these days I’m going to buy a damn Kenai. Hiking biking it does it all.
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Sat May 19, 2018 8:41 pm |
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mmalleck
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Location: Bellevue area - WA Joined: Wed Jan 9, 2013 Posts: 1435
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Absolutely - I always carry while hiking. Not for just for wild animals. I was about two seconds away from putting a pitbull down a lady couldn't control that was trying to attack my wife and our dog.
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Sat May 19, 2018 10:01 pm |
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Guntrader
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Location: Mukilteoish Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2011 Posts: 11595
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Always carry at least a S&W M&P .45C when in the woods.
Buddy and I were talking about going on a leopard hunt, until I found out that they hid in trees and jumped down upon their prey at night.
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Sat May 19, 2018 10:04 pm |
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old11bravo
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Location: Everett Joined: Mon Apr 22, 2013 Posts: 3421
Real Name: Ron
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Mr. Q wrote: I carry, but for different reasons. I generally don’t trust people and feel naked without a sidearm.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk +1 Why break a good habit just because I'm in the wilderness? wilmermj wrote: Cougars and bobcats have been way more aggressive these days in my area. I have been stalked out walking and even spooked one with the dogs last year. Scared the shit out of me because I take my kids to that area all the time. They even have signs up now all area little mountain warning people to watch their kids.
One of these days I’m going to buy a damn Kenai. Hiking biking it does it all. Yeah I wouldn't want my kids to see what you do to them stalking cougars either Matt, let's keep this show rated PG.
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Sat May 19, 2018 11:14 pm |
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Chains
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Location: Marysville Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 1261
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I don’t step foot into the woods for much more than a piss without some level of Magnum, either .357 or the preferable .44.
Growing up in Alaska, you were branded a fool to not have a sidearm.
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