Why do you need a gun.

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Go aeiou said:
Yep, thanks. We have them in middle TN too. It's nice to hear them, then look up and see them.
I was surprised to find out they can be hunted now.
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TN started just a few years ago, they hadn’t been hunted here in almost a century. It’s a quota hunt with pretty tight limits. You also have to take a test to make sure you don’t shoot a whooping crane by mistake. My wife’s cousin lives near Lubbock which has a big wintering population, he calls them sirloin of the sky and fixes them very similar to a medium rare steak.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Last night I arrived home about 9:00 pm. I live in a neighborhood outside Chattanooga in Hixson. Normally we have the lights on the outside of the house on. They were not on for some reason. I parked in the side driveway as I always do. Checked to make sure the tool boxes were locked and started around the truck towards the front of the house. My dogs we’re going crazy. As I looked back to yell “shut up!” At them I found myself about 20 feet from a large Coyote closing fast right at me. I carry so without even thinking I drew the gun, flipping the safety off and fired. Something I’ve practiced 1000 times. He rolled jumped up and ran away.

Self defense doesn’t mean that you’re just worried about criminals. Everyone should be prepared to defend themselves and their loved ones.
Don’t just get a gun. You also need to practice so you know how to use it safely.

Shalom y’all
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So you missed hahah?
JK 😁.

Out here on the West Coast I've lost track of how many Coyotes I've scares away while I've been on a trail.
When I lived in Texas, there was one day i was walking in a "transitional " neighborhood and the biggest most massive dog I had ever seen was just loose AND it had a bad temper. It looked like that dang thing from the Sandlot movie and it was all white with jet black eyes. It growled from across the street and began walking down the street towards me...it then crossed the street. It had zero fear of me. So i backed the eff up hahah.
 
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LittleVol said:
So you missed hahah?
JK 😁.

Out here on the West Coast I've lost track of how many Coyotes I've scares away while I've been on a trail.
When I lived in Texas, there was one day i was walking in a "transitional " neighborhood and the biggest most massive dog I had ever seen was just loose AND it had a bad temper. It looked like that dang thing from the Sandlot movie and it was all white with jet black eyes. It growled from across the street and began walking down the street towards me...it then crossed the street. It had zero fear of me. So i backed the eff up hahah.
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Naw I got him. I tracked him down and found him dead.
I see them all the time. First time I’ve ever been charged though. The guys at Tennessee Wildlife said they are getting reports of coyotes running up on people and nipping them then running away. They speculate that the coyote was trying to chase me out of its area. Who knows. I usually don’t shoot things unless I plan to eat them. Coyotes are not on the menu. Coyotes are becoming such a problem that Tennessee has declared open season on them with no bag limit.
 
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tnutater said:
A bullseye does not roll, jump up and run away.
Just because we have the right to bear arms, it does not mean everyone has the mental ability.
I am always leery of people that discharge a firearm in the city limits. It is against the law.
Anyone that has been trained properly should know that. You are responsible for your projectile.
More leery of Barney Fife types that brag of their training and how it saved their life.
People like that are called gun nuts for a reason.
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Well, I don't know what you mean by "bullseye"--but MANY wild animals will get up and run off even when you put a bullet thru their heart, lungs, and livers.

I don't know if 'slice' hit the coyote or not--but I do know that a Coyote running at you doesn't fall down and roll around if it is NOT HIT with a bullet!

I have killed over a dozen coyotes while out on the farm and deer hunting.

And I did have 1 coyote run over 60 yards after I hit him from 100 yds away with a 130gr Remington core-lokt round from my Browning .270 rifle.
So, it is entirely possible that a coyote that was hit by pistol shot could get up and run off somewhere to die.

And it ain't easy to hit a dog running straight for you with a hand-gun in the first place!
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Naw I got him. I tracked him down and found him dead.
I see them all the time. First time I’ve ever been charged though. The guys at Tennessee Wildlife said they are getting reports of coyotes running up on people and nipping them then running away. They speculate that the coyote was trying to chase me out of its area. Who knows. I usually don’t shoot things unless I plan to eat them. Coyotes are not on the menu. Coyotes are becoming such a problem that Tennessee has declared open season on them with no bag limit.
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I shoot every last one of them that I see!!
They will kill your cats and small dogs that you let out in the evening or early in the morning.

I've seen them running with a dead cat in their mouths down the road from my house out in the country.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Naw I got him. I tracked him down and found him dead.
I see them all the time. First time I’ve ever been charged though. The guys at Tennessee Wildlife said they are getting reports of coyotes running up on people and nipping them then running away. They speculate that the coyote was trying to chase me out of its area. Who knows. I usually don’t shoot things unless I plan to eat them. Coyotes are not on the menu. Coyotes are becoming such a problem that Tennessee has declared open season on them with no bag limit.
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For a second when you posted you had been charged , I thought you had been cited. LOL. I believe there has been an open season on coyotes in Virginia for a long time.
 
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One of my nearby neighbors saw fit to discharge a shotgun three times. It woke me and my missus. Presently, we’ve no idea who or why. No signs of commotion or conflict. No sign of law enforcement. There have been reports of coyotes this Fall. I wonder if one of my new neighbors in the development behind my property decided to shoot at some.
 
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You guys think a head shot to a skunk with 16 gauge #8 shot will kill it quick enough to prevent it from spraying..... say from 20-25 ft?
 
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Once while camping in the mountains, during the wee hours, a skunk stuck its head into the tent, wasn’t interested in what it found, and moved on.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
You guys think a head shot to a skunk with 16 gauge #8 shot will kill it quick enough to prevent it from spraying..... say from 20-25 ft?
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My skunk story! Coming home in the wee hrs of the morning I smelled the strong odor of a skunk. I walked around to the front yard and there was a possum rolling/rubbing his face in the grass and a few feet away was a skunk gigging for grub worms. I assume the skunk had sprayed the possum because they were competing for the same meal
I eased in the house and got my 870 Remington loaded with tactical buck shot. From around 30 ft away I aimed at his head and pulled the trigger. He didn't "spray".
 
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JustFunnN'Orange said:
My skunk story! Coming home in the wee hrs of the morning I smelled the strong odor of a skunk. I walked around to the front yard and there was a possum rolling/rubbing his face in the grass and a few feet away was a skunk gigging for grub worms. I assume the skunk had sprayed the possum because they were competing for the same meal
I eased in the house and got my 870 Remington loaded with tactical buck shot. From around 30 ft away I aimed at his head and pulled the trigger. He didn't "spray".
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Should have used dragon fire shells
 
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JustFunnN'Orange said:
My skunk story! Coming home in the wee hrs of the morning I smelled the strong odor of a skunk. I walked around to the front yard and there was a possum rolling/rubbing his face in the grass and a few feet away was a skunk gigging for grub worms. I assume the skunk had sprayed the possum because they were competing for the same meal
I eased in the house and got my 870 Remington loaded with tactical buck shot. From around 30 ft away I aimed at his head and pulled the trigger. He didn't "spray".
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The difference in the gauge and shells are my main concern. The only shotgun I have is an old 16 gauge. I guess I cold buy some bigger shot, but i know what I have will kill it.......and totally make the neighbors crap their pants....but I'm not in the city limits.
My dog got sprayed last week and I've seen the skunk every night since then so it's got a den somewhere nearby.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
The difference in the gauge and shells are my main concern. The only shotgun I have is an old 16 gauge. I guess I cold buy some bigger shot, but i know what I have will kill it.......and totally make the neighbors crap their pants....but I'm not in the city limits.
My dog got sprayed last week and I've seen the skunk every night since then so it's got a den somewhere nearby.
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16 ga high speed steel game load.
What kind of 16?
 
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