>>485056Okay, that makes sense.
One more thing, My mother is FREAKING OUT about hiking in the Black Hills and the Badlands, because she believes that mountain lions are eating people, constantly.
She used to live in the mountains of Colorado, and says that there are mountain lions everywhere, and they're extremely aggressive.
I don't have access to any of my guns. All I have is a knife. Does anyone know if mountain lions are a serious problem in the Dakotas? Or in mountain hiking in general?