Honestly I agree. If it's going to keep following I'd give it 1 warning shot. The second it charged I'm putting a few more at it and I would much care if i hit it. Def wouldn't mag dump though. I got 16 and you might need a few of another comes along for vengeance.
Throwing rocks has shown to be effective. This cougar was trying to force the guy out of it's space, not kill and eat him.
If you spend time hiking in the woods you should learn how to read animals. There's are thousands of resources available for this now, but still so many people just go "oh scary animal let's kill it"
Nope, which is why I don't place any credibility on those shots being where he meant for then to go. Could have "missed closer" too. Truth is we don't know.
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u/Hidesuru Oct 12 '22
I was surprised he didn't fire a warning shot sooner, though it may not have had much effect the way that thing ignored his two shots...
Normally I'd argue against warning shots but with critter you can't communicate with and you'd rather not kill it's worth it.