out in the woods this weekend. moving a trail cam. heard leaves crunching behind me and thought I was gonna turn and see a deer. Nope, big wild dog growlin at me. Pulled my pistol and shot a few rds he only went about 5yds and turned back. another rd and he decided to leave. Picked up the TC and started for the atv and Ill be danged if another one poped out on me. One rd and he was done
Holy cow that's crazy. Is this the first run in anyone has had with them? What is even more concerning is the one not hauling azz after shooting at it the first time.
When I went to Colorado, the ranch we hunted on had some wild dogs. The rancher told us point blank, if you see one and see a bull elk at the same time, shoot the dog. I did see one but it was about 500 yards away. There was a lot of sheep farming in that area and he said they wreak more havoc on livestock than native predators
years ago I ran the Ft. Myers gun Club. It was on the fringes of east Ft. Myers. We had a pack running around there and they were terrorizing the kids at the bus stop. One day I saw the pack about 140 yds. away. I had a model 29 smith with 8 3/8" barrel with a 4x scope. I braced the gun on a step ladder and squeezed a round off. One dog did a complete somersault and never moved again. The old timer behind me remarked that is was a great shot. It was the "luckiest shot" this side of Mississippi. Never saw that pack again nor did they bother the kids again. I will say a 44mag carries a lot of energy downrange.
Late 1960's while walking my lab, on a leash in suburban L.I. we got attacked by a pack of app 10-12 dogs. Both of us got bit, my dog almost killed. Thankfully a neighbor with a baseball bat heard the commotion & was able to break off the attack. I was maybe 11 y/o and to date it is the scariest thing I have ever faced. Had the neighbor not showed up my dog would have for sure been a goner & quite possibly me. The dogs likely went home the same night & the owners didn't have a clue. After some similar reports the town initiated leash laws & a beefed up dogcatcher program. +1 shoot em on site, NO WARNING SHOTS, especially if they are aggressive, you may only scare them away so they can get someone else.
