If you worry about wildlife here, you may not want to walk in the dark. We not only have bears in the southern area, but coyotes, bobcats, a gator or two near any pond. Birds of prey are more frequent and a bigger concern for smaller dogs.
As far as discharging a gun in a heavily populated area in the dead of the night, I hope you are not moving to my area. Yes, I have concealed permit, but have never had a thought of every carrying during a walk or run. Why because whatever sneak’s up behind me may not be wildlife. No matter how good of eyes I have would never in the dead of night take that chance. But to each his or her own of fear of what awaits in the dark of night.
I run all by myself about 3am, see occasional wildlife, it’s the snake crawling across the road that I try to avoid.
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