I'm glad that I read you shot in front of the animals. I'm not sure I'd feel very well about you shooting someone's dog in their yard...I'm glad your not hurt, human interest first and foremost.
amen to that.
I don't normally pack a gun when bowhunting and don't even own a handgun, but have consindered gettin a .44 blackhawk to take and maybe get a shot at a coyote or two. Dogs haven't been a factor up to this point
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