[pct-l] Safety on the Trail

[raeba at lycos.com (M A)]

Hope you have your concealed handgun license.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carolyn Eddy" <ECPG@peoplepc.com>
> To: Hiker97@aol.com, pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the Trail
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:17:16 -0800
> 
> 
> I know I'm going to sound over-armed but I carry bear pepper spray, 
> a dog zapper and a .22 pistol.
> 
> I primarily use the dog zapper, as dogs are the main porblem we 
> have, but the pepper spray is more a backup for dogs and bears, but 
> I wouldn't hesitate to use it on a human, and the pistol is for 
> euthanizing a goat if necessary. It's buried in the bottom of my 
> pack, broken down, with the bullets in a separate container.
> 
> I've never had the urge to use the .22 on a human, but having heard 
> a lot of stories about euthanizing goats, I feel it's required 
> equipment, should one of my buddies need it. I did have to cut the 
> throat of a goat, and it encouraged me to make the process simpler 
> and more humane.
> 
> Pepper spray is my weapon of choice for humans, and yes, I've been 
> sprayed. I have a friend who is a retired DEA officer and he 
> insists that you need to be hit once before you have any right to 
> use it. So, I bit the bullet, so to speak, and went for it.. I 
> wasn't right for about 24 hours.
> 
> I've heard that beer neutralizes it, if you pour it on your face, 
> but it still was pretty ugly. Or maybe, I just couldn't drink the 
> beer fast enough. :-)
> 
> Carolyn Eddy
> "Sweet Goat Mama"
> www.goattracksmagazine.com
> 
> Carolyn Eddy
> "Sweet Goat Mama"
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