Some years ago, I reported on a cougar attack in British Columbia. (Vancouver Island.) A Mr. Anderson used his Schrade LB-7 knife to kill a cat that attacked him from behind on a hiking trail. You may have read my article in, Knife World.
I interviewed Mr. Anderson via phone. He wasn't talking to mainstream media and had had nasty comments from bunny huggers who faulted him for stabbing that cat!
His wife called him to the phone only after I swore that I was an outdoor writer wanting to interview him for a knife title, and I admired his feat.
That knife is Schrade's version of the Buck Model 110, if you can't picture it. I wouldn't want any smaller knife in that role.
Mr A. was a mess, scalp torn loose and missing an eye, etc. He staggered into a logging camp, where men thought he'd been attacked by thugs and called the RCMP. He spent a lot of time in hospital in Victoria. He still wasn't fully healed when we talked.
Don't underestimate a cougar and don't walk around unarmed where they roam.
I have other cougar accounts, but no time to post them now.
Anyone want to read how one man killed an African lion with a six-inch blade? Look up a fellow named Harry Wolhuter.
