I also carry a Taurus Judge Defender loaded to fire when outside:
first 2 rounds of "Lightfield's" 2 1/2" .410 Home Defense Rubber Buckshot,
and then 3 rounds of Winchester's 225gr Bonded JHP PDX1 Personal Protection 45 Long Colt.
Also a second weapon on the tractor, a 12ga. Mossberg Pump "Shockwave" firearm loaded with Winchester's 2 1/2" 12ga 1oz Rifled Slug/00 Buck (3 Pellets) Buffered Shot for when the S.H.F. moment.
Those offended by this, sorry, but I can supply you folks with a good pair of tennis shoes soaked in fresh bacon grease, and oh ya, feel free to walk around Montana in your new shoes...
KC
Your kinda off into the "deep end" there aren't you?
I used to get coon hunters with their dogs on my property behind my house at night. Let off a quick 20 or 30 rounds (in a safe direction of course) and generally speaking, they'll never be back. The reality is in my area, peoeple shoot at all times during the day and night.
The assumption is when you're on private property and you didn't ask permission to be on that property, expect a not so warm welcome. You need to plan your hunt accordingly IMO, particularly when a group of dogs are barking.
My neighbor hunts on my land. He asked me. Ironically enough, we have a pretty good relationship.
Isn't there a device that will send out a high-frequency noise (which only dogs can hear) when it detects a bark? It's supposed to annoy the heck out of them and gradually they learn that it happens when they bark and they stop barking for no reason. I think one of my neighbors used that successfully to solve a dog barking problem when we lived in town. You would only turn it on when you are down at your barn, so that they are associating it and learn to not bark at you (or if you really want to temper them, leave it on all the time I suppose).
Yep, sometimes he sounds sane.
???? Sometimes guns are necessary, think like... Gunsmoke; some crawl, some have four legs, and some have two legs. Killing is only the last solution, and sometimes the only answer. I gave up hunting 30 years ago because I can go to the grocery store instead.
The Shockwave is an interesting gun. I have thought about a gauge for a tractor gun. Main use would be snakes. How has it worked for you?
As I said before, glad you aren't my neighbor. You certainly don't fit the description of country folks here in Missouri.