Just curious if anyone has any stories of a time they had to pull their revolver and deter an animal that was after them, e.g., hog, bear, mountain lion, etc. Not sure I'd do too good with a revolver without more practice. I don't mean hunting - I mean an "oh crap!" moment.
Anyone had to quick draw on an animal?
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We just had a neighbor attacked be 3 pit bulls, they chewed her up bad. When police arrived the dogs turned on them until one officer shot one of the dogs.
This is one of my biggest fears, shooting someones pet that is causing mayhem with me or someone else. Now dealing with the owner could go very wrong very fast. you know the dog was turning his life around and was a very good dog, wouldn't hurt a fly.
I am lucky, never have I had to draw on anything or anyone.
I did have to shoot a hog once that was after me, but that was because I had already put a 44 mag round into him, the second one stopped that attack.
This is one of my biggest fears, shooting someones pet that is causing mayhem with me or someone else. Now dealing with the owner could go very wrong very fast. you know the dog was turning his life around and was a very good dog, wouldn't hurt a fly.
I am lucky, never have I had to draw on anything or anyone.
I did have to shoot a hog once that was after me, but that was because I had already put a 44 mag round into him, the second one stopped that attack.
Once many years ago. I was on patrol in an iffy section of town, when a res sent his young "Doberman at me. The damn dos was in a mid-air leap heading for my face. I drew as he was in mid-air. I remember screaming puppy don't. Thank goodness his aim was off and I did not have to kill it. Scary few seconds.
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Soon after I moved onto a new piece of property a large cur dog started showing up. Had a collar and tag but every time I tried to coax it up to get info from the tag it would growl so I backed off. Next door neighbor told me it had done the same to him. It also was aggressive towards my golden doodle pup. The third time it appeared it jumped on my pup and was doing a job on her so I drew and put 2 rounds of 9mm JHP center mass. Police were supportive and I told them I would be ok with talking to the owners to explain what happened (turns out the dog was a guard dog for property a couple of acres over) but I never heard from them.
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Yep. I was handling a deer strike crash late one evening shift. The buck had fled the scene after the impact. My standard policy was to track wounded deer down so they didn't suffer or wind up back on the roadway or draw other scavengers into the area of the roadway. I had a Sheriff's Deputy buddy helping me search as we walked through a pitch black rural backyard full of overgrown gardens headed for the adjoining woodline the buck was last seen entering. I had my flashlight in my left (non-gun) hand but hadn't unholstered my pistol yet, because we hadn't gotten to the woods yet (a mistake). All of a sudden, as my flashlight beam swung directly in front of me, I caught a large buck charging directly at me. I don't remember doing it, but apparently I drew my pistol, swung my flashlight up into a perfect Harries stance and fired a single shot, (that's all the time I had). At the shot, the buck flipped over backwards landing about 5 yards in front of me dead as a door nail. The single 180gr .40 S&w round had hit the deer just slightly to the right, directly between the eyes. All the Deputy could keep saying over & over was HOLY *&%@.
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If you come on my property when my dogs are out you are in for it for certain. Some severe nose poking and vicious nibbling. A fate worse than death.
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Well, "had to" and "quick draw" may stretch it a bit, but...
I keep a .22 pistol (it was a Ruger MK 1 Target at the time) in a holster zip-tied to the front carrier on my ATV, which occasionally comes in handy as I work on the fences and pastures and such. I was leaving the barn and heading into one of the pastures one day, when I spotted a huge pine snake slithering away. Stopping the 4x4 and grabbing the pistol, I took a couple quick steps forward and stepped on the tail of the snake, stopping it before it could make it to some dense weeds. Immediately, the trapped snake turned back and struck at me, so I snapped off a hasty shot from the hip and put the bullet neatly through it's head. Of course, there was nobody around to witness the shot.
I keep a .22 pistol (it was a Ruger MK 1 Target at the time) in a holster zip-tied to the front carrier on my ATV, which occasionally comes in handy as I work on the fences and pastures and such. I was leaving the barn and heading into one of the pastures one day, when I spotted a huge pine snake slithering away. Stopping the 4x4 and grabbing the pistol, I took a couple quick steps forward and stepped on the tail of the snake, stopping it before it could make it to some dense weeds. Immediately, the trapped snake turned back and struck at me, so I snapped off a hasty shot from the hip and put the bullet neatly through it's head. Of course, there was nobody around to witness the shot.
About 40 plus years ago I was handgun hunting with a 45/70 TC. I shot a ground hog, next thing I know its barreling toward me, I had to quickly break open the action reload and shoot. Not sure what its intentions were the 1st shot badly grazed it the second killed it.
DRankin
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As a cop: Grizzly bears, aggressive or injured moose and nasty dogs.
Living here on the very edge of the known universe: Bats, rats, rattlesnakes, bears, coyotes and maybe a couple other things I can't remember.
Almost forgot... then there was a sea lion that was about to capsize our small boat..............
Living here on the very edge of the known universe: Bats, rats, rattlesnakes, bears, coyotes and maybe a couple other things I can't remember.
Almost forgot... then there was a sea lion that was about to capsize our small boat..............
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Yeah once. Didn't have to fire, however. I was working something near a home. When I started up a trail on next the property line, the homeowner let their rottie out of the house, and out of the yard. It came after me with a vengeance. I cleared and pointed. The hound apparently had been in those circumstances before, stopped about seven yards from me and we had a bit of stand off. I finally heard the homeowner, who I realized was standing inside the screen door, calling the fiend back. I suspected the owner had been watching all along hoping to see me become a chew toy.
On a training note, I had been using a Safariland thumb break top draw holster on my duty belt. During some handgun retention training, on of my compadres grabbed my holster and launched me in flight, bending the shank. I went shopping and bought a Safariland SSIII retention holster, but was unconfident in my ability to defeat all of the devices to draw the pistol under stress when qualifying at the range. For that reason, I'd been swapping the old thumb break back onto my belt on range days. That day on the trail confronting the dog, however, I had apparently stored enough of the required skills into my procedural memory because I was able to subsconsciously draw and present as fast as I ever could with no fumbling. Never went back to that top draw.
On a training note, I had been using a Safariland thumb break top draw holster on my duty belt. During some handgun retention training, on of my compadres grabbed my holster and launched me in flight, bending the shank. I went shopping and bought a Safariland SSIII retention holster, but was unconfident in my ability to defeat all of the devices to draw the pistol under stress when qualifying at the range. For that reason, I'd been swapping the old thumb break back onto my belt on range days. That day on the trail confronting the dog, however, I had apparently stored enough of the required skills into my procedural memory because I was able to subsconsciously draw and present as fast as I ever could with no fumbling. Never went back to that top draw.
Same here. I have a 90lb pitbull that can not be trusted around other dogs. Especially small one. He will rip them apart. Yet the cat runs the house.If you come on my property when my dogs are out you are in for it for certain. Some severe nose poking and vicious nibbling. A fate worse than death.
Rick
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