*Kemosabe*
Member
I live in a semi-rural area that is on the outskirts of a small town. Most houses in our "development" are on at least 5 acres and many are in excess of that. Our house is on 18 acres that is mostly wooded and there is considerable wildlife. Last week there were 7 deer scavaging under our bird feeders.
Three years ago the neighborhood trash cans were being knocked over and rummaged through by pack dogs. One day back then I saw 4 large mangy dogs, none with collars, rummaging through our trash and I yelled at them to frighten them off. They turned toward me and proceeded to stalk me -- I was unarmed. I hauled ass and because of my new-found weight it took me two trips to get back into the house.
After that I never went into my yard without a gun and subsequently over the next three months I killed 5 dogs, none with collars and all were in packs of 3 or more. Two of my neighbors advised they had done the same thing -- problem solved... until now.
Tonight at 12:30AM I saw 8 canines frantically searching in my backyard. I say canines because I'm not sure what they were. At first I thought they were wolves because they were all the same size, large and stocky, and the same shape -- like wolves. They were all gray except for one that was all black... and that one gave me doubt that they were wolves. They were way to big to be coyotes.
Bottom line: Unless I was carrying my 12 gauge loaded with 6 rounds of #4 buck and my Colt Combat Commander I would have felt under gunned. Now I'm worried for the safety of my wife and myself should the pack show up again.
I was thinking about setting up my alerting motion detector (Harbor Freight Driveway Alert) and baiting them, then shooting them as I did the pack dogs.
How would you resolve this situation?
Three years ago the neighborhood trash cans were being knocked over and rummaged through by pack dogs. One day back then I saw 4 large mangy dogs, none with collars, rummaging through our trash and I yelled at them to frighten them off. They turned toward me and proceeded to stalk me -- I was unarmed. I hauled ass and because of my new-found weight it took me two trips to get back into the house.
After that I never went into my yard without a gun and subsequently over the next three months I killed 5 dogs, none with collars and all were in packs of 3 or more. Two of my neighbors advised they had done the same thing -- problem solved... until now.
Tonight at 12:30AM I saw 8 canines frantically searching in my backyard. I say canines because I'm not sure what they were. At first I thought they were wolves because they were all the same size, large and stocky, and the same shape -- like wolves. They were all gray except for one that was all black... and that one gave me doubt that they were wolves. They were way to big to be coyotes.
Bottom line: Unless I was carrying my 12 gauge loaded with 6 rounds of #4 buck and my Colt Combat Commander I would have felt under gunned. Now I'm worried for the safety of my wife and myself should the pack show up again.
I was thinking about setting up my alerting motion detector (Harbor Freight Driveway Alert) and baiting them, then shooting them as I did the pack dogs.
How would you resolve this situation?