Stargazer
Surin Legend
My Thai wife and I spend October to March in Isaan with her family. She has a 2 year old grandson who lives with us during that time. I like to walk 5-10 km a day for fitness, yet find the many aggressive local dogs a safety issue. They also band together in packs and harass our water buffalo and cows. It perplexes me that local people seem to feel no responsibility for their dogs going off property and being aggressive. In America, if a dog comes off his property and attacks you, you are free to shoot it. Apparently not in Thailand.
I'm considering bringing a quality target flat band slingshot to carry on walks, to protect us and our grandson, and getting accurate with it. While it is risky/illegal to have firearms in Thailand, apparently slingshots are tolerated. With the right equipment and practice, you can deliver a stinging warning to a dog at quite a distance. 8mm steel balls seem optimal. I'd also like to have a way to break up dog packs without foolishly wading in with a staff.
One poster (not on SurinFarang) writes: "trick shooters and marksmen consider the flat band type slingshot the most accurate."
And "For street dogs that accost me when I am walking I use chrome hex nuts about 1.25 CM in my slingshot... The hollow core makes a whistle - both audible and inaudible... gets the dogs attention for sure... After a few encounters they usually just run when they see me or at least when I raise my arms as if to shoot."
Any suggestions?
I'm considering bringing a quality target flat band slingshot to carry on walks, to protect us and our grandson, and getting accurate with it. While it is risky/illegal to have firearms in Thailand, apparently slingshots are tolerated. With the right equipment and practice, you can deliver a stinging warning to a dog at quite a distance. 8mm steel balls seem optimal. I'd also like to have a way to break up dog packs without foolishly wading in with a staff.
One poster (not on SurinFarang) writes: "trick shooters and marksmen consider the flat band type slingshot the most accurate."
And "For street dogs that accost me when I am walking I use chrome hex nuts about 1.25 CM in my slingshot... The hollow core makes a whistle - both audible and inaudible... gets the dogs attention for sure... After a few encounters they usually just run when they see me or at least when I raise my arms as if to shoot."
Any suggestions?