Knives and beasts

imported
#1

Inspired by the recent, heated threads concerning vicious knives and vicious coyotes, I did a little research on the internet.

What I discovered is that coyotes do attack and— rarely— kill humans. However, a typical coyote weighs only 20-30 pounds, so they’re only mortally dangerous to infants and young children. The most recent coyote killing was a child 25 years ago near LA. Here is my main source. (This source also points out that several hundred people have been killed by domestic dogs since then.)

In any case, I think the only rational conclusion is quite clear: all children up to about age 4 should be equipped with 8-inch hunting knives.

Eric

#2

The sarcasm is so thick on this topic, you could cut it with a knife, bowie or butter…LoL

JimboTrek

#3

Several hundred or several thousand, Statistics don’t mean squat when you are the victim.

RockyTrail

#4

You carry your attitude and opinions.

Me, I will carry my knife. Not merely for protection, which is one of its uses, but it has a multitude of other uses. Likewise hiking poles can be used for protection also, but their main use is for balance and to help take some of the weight off of knees, ankles, feet, etc.

A person can get hurt a number of ways out there. It is highly unlikely that you will get attacked by anything other than someone’s dog (and that generally is not a real attack, just a lot of barking, growling and bluffing). But it could happen. If you meet the right animal, who is hungry or crazed enough, then you could be a victim.

So carry what you want to carry, believe what you want to believe, and HYOH.

I’ll see you out there with my hiking poles and also my knife strapped to my side. That is if you ain’t afraid of the great outdoors and getting out there and hiking a little bit.:cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers

Maintain

#5

I think Maintain summed it up for me. But I don’t think 4 year olds should have a knife that big. Maybe just 6 in.

Buckwheat

#6

I will be in tears laughing when Maintain severs his fingers with his 8" knife he carries “strapped” to his side, probably while skinning the rabbit he caught with his bare hands the way his pappy taught him back in the wild west days of fighting Indians and Outlaws, while walking the AT on his $100 budget you claimed on 11/5/03 !!!

http://www.trailforums.com/index2.cfm?action=detail&PostNum=1953&Thread=28&roomID=7&entryID=15372

Careful, Maintain, if you puff out your chest a little more you’ll break the sternum strap on your pack !!!
:lol :lol;) :tongue :lol :smiley: :eek: :wink: :tongue :lol :lol :eek: :smokin :wink: :tongue :smiley: :frowning: :happy :oh :smokin :eek: :wink: :tongue :smiley: :tongue :wink: :wink: :lol :lol

LMAO

#7

LMAOROTFG

I feel the love.

It’s all true son, grow up, get a life, get a job, wise up, use your brain.

But alas, it’s probably located in the head of that little bitty thing below your waist. I can hear all the girls laughing at you still.

Thanks again. I really do feel the love.:cheers :cheers

Maintain

#8

Samurai swords, thats all I have to say.

Shane

#9

I also think a good blade is sort of mandatory while out and about the “wilderness”. I carry a Benchmade Nimvarus Tanto…hung upside down on my left packstrap in it’s Kydex locking sheath. It’s more for piece of mind than actually want of defense…

Sprocket

#10

When I hiked the trail in 2002 I carried a knive. At 6’3", 220 lbs I wasn’t worried about being attacked by anyone but I carried it since it can come in handy in a multitude of ways. Plus, I tried to keep it sharp in case my arm got caught under some huge boulder and I had to cut it off - which I guess if that would have happened to me I could have been seen on TV with Tom Brokaw and getting ready to right a book.
:boy

Crockett

#11

So there are no hard feelings, I should be clear: the initial post in this thread was a joke-- and not intended to be at anyone’s expense. I found it funny that the people most at risk from coyotes are precisely those you wouldn’t want to give a weapon to. Personally, I always carry a knife, though just for odd jobs like cutting food, making repairs, and occasionally making a tarp peg.

Eric