Originally Posted by
buckman11
it was a tough position to be in...i didnt see him until he was 40 yds away. at that point i didnt know what to do, i fiured if i shot and missed or just wounded him and made him mad then i would be screwed. because im just usin a single shot. and then when he got to 20 yds i was terrified. he stoped walking and stared at me for about 10 seconds. i figured he was ready to pounce. thankfully he went the other way
I don't really care what the rules are, if I insisted on hunting with a single shot in known cat territory then I'd carry at least a .45 as well! Under such a situation, a single shot is ALOT like the old cap&ball Colt... "It'll get u into trouble but it can't get u out!"