Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

As Yogi Bear Said to Ranger Smith: "Don't Tase Me, Bro!"

Spurred by the efforts of Fish and Game wildlife technician Larry Lewis of Soldotna, {Alaska], the use of Tasers on large animals is beginning to gain currency among wildlife managers across the U.S. -- and even overseas.
This may be the best use for them. The animals are more wary of people and it is certainly more humane than shooting them with a 300 grain lead flat nose round from a heavy .45 revolver.

2 comments:

BadTux said...

Not to mention that even a 300 grain lead flat nose round from a heavy .45 revolver might not stop a grizzly before he stops you. Grizzlies have a lot of blubber protecting their vital organs, and a thick sloped skull that tends to deflect bullets, and are *fast*. People who hunt grizzlies for sport generally use high-powered rifles (not your every-day .30-06 or 30-30) to take'em down from a fair distance away, there's a *reason* why there is no such thing as sport hunting for grizzlies with a handgun -- it's closely akin to suicide.

Regarding tasering a grizzly, if he's coming at you and a taser is what you have, I can't see that it's any worse than the alternative, which is to be grizzly chow. But I'd still prefer to have a large caliber handgun or, preferably, to be 100 miles away (heh!). Bears -- especially grizzly bears -- ain't critters to toy with.

- Badtux the Bearly Penguin

BadTux said...

Here's an example of hunting an Alaska grizzly with .500 handguns. They fired 10 rounds from .500 revolvers into the bear, and eventually it took two rounds from a 45/70 rifle to bring it down.

I fully expect that some hiker is going to come across a researcher gutted in the middle of a trail with a taser crammed up his ass.

- Badtux the Bear Penguin