>>1986602>be me>16yo/1979>dusk>private woods>know owner>10sq miles of hunting ground>30 miles from town>3 miles from base camp>trusty .22LR at the ready>hear branch break in bushes>sound dB means 'thick' branch>bear? Lion? Boar?>.22 LR transforms into bb-gun instantly>walk backwards>no running: don't want to be the prey>imma-gonna-die.bmp>blast a few shots in the air from my boomstick>hope predator knows what boomstick can do>continue to walk backwards for 30 yards>pop a few more .22LR bb's into airNever saw a thing, but knew whatever broke that branch made me want to carry the 30-06 from then on
