>>531324It's true pretty much everywhere other than parts of Canada and Alaska. Even big cat attacks are pretty rare in the vast majority of North America. Problem is that the media loves a good scare story so they blow shit out of proportion because it's good for ratings.
When it comes to big cat attacks, both guns are OC spray are going to be hindered by the fact that cats are ambush predators and attack from behind. The best defense in cat country is to travel in groups and be aware of your surroundings. If a cat thinks it's been spotted it usually won't attack.
The most common animal attacks when /out/ are actually deer or other humans' dogs (and even then, they're still quite rare).
Wild predator attacks simply aren't that common. Just practice safe hiking/camping procedures and the majority of the time you will have nothing to worry about. Bear spray and/or guns are what you pull when absolutely everything else has gone wrong.
>>531326This is a good post. The drawback with firearms is that it is, in fact, quite difficult to draw, fire and get a kill shot on a charging bear or cat. It's not the gun, it's the squishy thing holding the gun. Too many people are given a false sense of confidence by firearms. If a seasoned bush guide said that he could drop a charging bear with his firearm I'd probably believe him, but I honestly doubt the average sc/out/ could pull off the same feat.
>>531327 > but I'm confident enough that one good swing of my Axe would Deter it and possibly kill it if I hit it in the head.
Don't forget to body slam it.
