Tasers against big predators.

Ya, thanks for the sad story Bushrat, Rolling Eyes

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	Steven wrote:
	I wonder if a taser could be a good defense weapon against big predators like bears and Mountain lions. I know, you can't use it until they are on top of you. Any thoughts?

Most tasers can't even take down a very large person for the most part, you'd have to have one hell of a charge to take down a bear for any amount of time... Maybe this would do the trick on a mountain lion though, if it didn't tear you apart first of course...

http://www.brassknucklescompany.com/CRE/blast-knuckle-stun-950000-volts-p-365.html

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^ Hey BXC good to see ya posting Cool

I have read that punching a cougar in the noise works good if you have to deal 1 on 1 with it. This would give you an xtra edge Twisted Evil

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Yeah it would, a punch plus 950,000 volts? You'd take that cat to the cleaners! haha

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	BXC wrote:
	Yeah it would, a punch plus 950,000 volts? You'd take that cat to the cleaners! haha

> It would be hacking up Fur balls all day, Laughing

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Keeping in mind that a serious cougar attack will come from behind, silently, I don't think that anyone would get much of a chance to use this. And do you want to wear one of those while you hike? If you did have the chance to use one of these devices, you would likely also be able to use bear spray if you kept it handy.
Also, though these appear to be legal in the U.S., I think even regular brass knuckles might be illegal where I am. I'm sure electrified ones would be.
It's interesting, though. Thanks for posting, BXC.

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All theoretically speaking Bushrat, all theoretically speaking... They come in belt pouch mind you, you charge them with a button on the grip. I think a standard taser gun would work best probably, but it would have to pack one heck of a charge...

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Following a cougar attack on a three-year-old Squamish girl this week, conservation officers are warning the public to be wary when in cougar country.

"Be alert, there are cougars still around the communities," Squamish conservation officer Chris Doyle told The Province yesterday.

Doyle said he knows of at least two other cougars in the Squamish area, but there are no plans to track them down. Instead, the officers will wait for information about any nuisance wildlife before acting.

"We're not actively trying to remove specific cougars from the community right now," he said.

Little Maya Espinosa cheated death on Tuesday evening when a juvenile male cougar attacked her while she was picking salmonberries with her mother near the Squamish River in the Brackendale neighbourhood.

The cougar had the toddler's head in its paws, but her mother, Maureen Lee, wedged herself between the two. She grabbed Maya and ran to safety.

Maya suffered puncture wounds to her head and lacerations to her left arm and ear, but she was treated and released from hospital Tuesday night.

Officers tracked the 35-kilogram feline and killed it around 10 that night.

"We're very confident we got the right cougar," said Doyle. "The circumstances of the attack are still under investigation."

Another cougar, an emaciated juvenile female, was destroyed Saturday after it attacked two dogs in separate incidents, killing one of them, on a trail in Stawamus Chief Provincial Park.

"The last two cougars that have been destroyed were juvenile cougars recently dispersing from their families, looking for new areas to hunt," said Doyle.

He urged anyone who has an encounter with a cougar -- even just a sighting -- to call the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277 or No. 7277 on a cellphone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.aivens@theprovince.com

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oh I heard about that Sad

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