If I was in a situation where I know that Id have to defend myself from one, then I want a gun. If I was hunting one, I want BEAR minimum
my friends and i were in central PA. population 500ish. a field and woods just across a small two lane street. we went about 100 yards in. heard movement behind us. took the tracks on the way out. went back in on the other end. about 30 yards. one of my friends said she saw red eyes so i hurried them outta there and we got to the street. started walking and then they BOTH screamed. my male friend screamed. I looked to the left and saw red eyes next to a telephone pole. I hurried my pace to the driveway and turned around with a flashlight and a knife. it kept running back and forth just inside the brush line. i was in the middle of the street trying to call it out.. it was pissed. it went crashing through the brush and then we heard about four more. all over that area. pissing off dogs. screeching wildly. i learned alot that night. she told me stories about dogs getting their heads bitten off. shit like that. in very rural areas, those things are present in packs