"From what I can see.....he does know best, at least compared to you.

You are going to steal arms from heavily armed person with a slingshot, you are gonna go to a golf course to find food and water (and beer apparently) so yes, especially next to you, he knows best "

"I'll tell you what I am - I'm a big city boy who knows better than to take a stolen firearm (because that's how you're going to acquire it, right?) into a public golf course to poach a few seasonal migratory birds, and expect to do so without anyone hearing or seeing me do it. If that's the best you can come up with, your definition of "best" is pretty perverted."

"Yeah....like someone would let you shoot them.....or their family or friends would let you take his stuff.

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"88 replies in this space of a day. good job LJ.

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"How did an urban survival thread turn into a hunting thread?

Oh well might as well join in. The best way to get furry critters in the city would be traps. No noise and I can think of lots of ways to gather meat in an urban enviroment.

Best of all? Hav-a-Heart traps rock. We used them back when I worked on a game bird farm and they caught skunks, possums, coons, mink, cats and our most amazing catch? A fox and they are very wary of traps. Best bait? Sardeens.

Next? Rat traps. Nail it to a tree, add some peanut butter and "bam", a squirrel hanging from a tree. For bodies of water? Fisherman's yo-yo. Set it at night and gather up some fish come morning.

Turtle traps for ditches and ponds. Pigeon traps will catch all kinds of winged food. Gig frogs at night.

Sorry LJ I know these are midwest methods. I have no idea what a Texan would do. I live in a river valley. The nearest "big" city to me sits on a river.

Still on board with a handgun in a city. Just makes sense to me. Still admiting that I'm painfully ignorant of urban areas."

"Why? Seems like a good enough guy to me.

I grew up in the country where you might not see a cop come down your road for weeks at a time. I've lived in cities where gangs kept the crime down more than the cops. I've been deployed to towns where I was the police. Each place has it's own set of rules and social norms that don't always blend very well and being able to adapt and be open minded was sometimes the difference between life and death.

I've been to places where the high was 140F and others where the high that day was 14F. I've seen the best and worst of nature and the humans that inhabit them. I've studied both the art of war and peace and have practiced both to the best of my ability. I've been armed to the teeth and have had nothing but my wits and my hands to survive.

I don't know you sir, but what I do know is that your obstinance in accepting that someone could be successfull not using your methods is dangerously close minded . You do what you feel is best for you in your situation, but what makes you an authority on it that you could basically call the man stupid or anyone for that matter?

You may differ on what you both think is best, but that gives you know right to start insulting another's opinion.

Totally agree with TR about his urban trapping scheme. Living in the south, there are too many critters wandering around that wouldn't make a good meal and I'm not trying to ring the dinner bell for every other starving survivor around."

"However, I'd rather my hypothetical adversary underestimate my ability to fight back than get it right, as they might believe me a lower risk than I actually am. If that's the case, I might have a fighting chance.

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"Your reading into things a bit to much Hoss. Although when I say he was the same old LJ from two years ago that would be correct. Minus a few other changes that are a bit different to say the least. You can save the bio for your profile though.
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"Thing I figured out the issue here.

Wyoming:
Population
Ranked 50th in the U.S.
- Total
568,158 (2011 estimate)
- Density
5.85/sq mi (2.26/km2)
Ranked 49th in the U.S.

City of Cheyenne
59,466

South Carolina:
Population
Ranked 24th in the U.S.
- Total
4,679,230 (2011 est)
- Density
155/sq mi (60.0/km2)
Ranked 19th in the U.S.

City of Columbia
129,272

And that's not including demographics...

Given our difference in what is considered urban, I see why you've been commenting the way you have.

The "bio" was to show that I have multiple experiences that I draw from concerning the situation.

As far as your, "Yup but then again your a big city boy who knows best. " comment, you speak as if you've never left the farm."