Author Topic: What is the toughest animal pound for pound in north america (Read 4451 times)

.270 · « **on:** August 11, 2005, 12:04:12 AM »

What is the toughest animal pound for pound in north america?
My vote goes to the ground hog. The only animal I have ever seen take a 240gr hp in the cest at then bite at the bullet hole :shock: or fly 30´ after being hit with a 30.06 and them run 40 yards in the hole never to be seen again.

big medicine · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2005, 01:58:42 AM »

Those little bitty black bugs about the size of a pin head the sting like heck when they bite.

NONYA · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2005, 02:10:29 AM »

polar bear,I watched a documentary where they were killing whales at a breathing hole in the ice and dragging them out of the sea to eat em,AMAZING footage!!No doubt in my mind!! :eek:

BUGEYE · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2005, 04:39:54 AM »

my vote goes to the lowly squirrel. he may not be the hardest to kill, but he's the hardest to shuck out of his skin.

Robert · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2005, 05:57:55 AM »

Me! :-D

Nightrain52 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2005, 09:11:16 AM »

On a pound for pound basis my vote would go to the Raccoon and the second most dangerous would be Teddy Kennedy after a few cocktails when he starts to shoot off his mouth. :-D

:-D

:eek:

Zeke Menuar · « **Reply #6 on:** August 11, 2005, 09:39:54 AM »

Red-Headed Scorpio Women.

I know, I married one.

ZM

Leverdude · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2005, 10:55:56 AM »

I would think a badger or wolverine. Racoons are tough but I dont think they are in the same league as those two.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2005, 12:35:18 PM »

Wolverine. One of the meanest critters on the face of the planet. Saw a documentery once where one fought off a grizzly over a piece of rotten meat, They scrapped for awhile then the griz turned tail and ran.

tscott · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2005, 12:46:20 PM »

Anybody ever step in a badger hole while sharptail grouse hunting?
You may have to shoot him off your foot...

Ron T. · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2005, 05:29:58 PM »

I agree with Badnews Bob... the wolverine IS about the orneriest critter alive. There's been a good MANY eye-witness accounts of a wolverine running a big bear off a kill.

As one of the larger members of the weasel family, the wolverine fights like a "heavyweight", smells worse than a skunk... and has the disposition of scorned, red-headed woman with "PMS"!

Yep... I vote for the WOLVERINE as "the toughest"... 'cause he's meaner than a junkyard dog and makes a badger look almost beign, harmless & absolutely "friendly" by comparison! :-D

Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

.270 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2005, 08:57:05 PM »

badger or wolverine I don't know about we don't have any here in pa. All I know is those ground hogs for all the bigger they are sure can take a lot of punishment. I saw one once hit with a 40gr bt looked like he had a softball in his cest run 50yards and die on top of his hole.

R.W.Dale · « **Reply #12 on:** August 12, 2005, 05:16:46 PM »

My vote goes to to the Bobcat. Those critters are just ANGRY.

ShadowMover · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2005, 05:51:29 AM »

How do you define toughest? That's the key to this type of question. When you know what you are looking for, you can then find it.

NYH1 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2005, 08:09:42 AM »

How about a "Pit Bull". I know Pit Bulls are a domestic animal, but they can be flat out.......mean and their extremely tough!!!

RGS · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2005, 02:43:57 PM »

I have heard if a shrew weighed 15 or 20lbs it would about rule the planet.

.270 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 14, 2005, 02:39:10 AM »

To me mean and tough are two differnt things. I have heard elk are pretty tough but being I have never shot one as of now I can't say. I still just like to hear waht other people think.

ShadowMover · « **Reply #17 on:** August 14, 2005, 07:08:49 AM »

Homo Sapiens

RGS · « **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2005, 07:08:51 AM »

Crocodile

unspellable · « **Reply #19 on:** August 15, 2005, 07:38:24 AM »

The jackrabbit. First, he ain't a rabbit to begin with, he's a hare. The legs cook up tough as all getout.

But more to the point, I've seen 'em hit fair and square with a 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 22 LR, 44 Magnum, 30-06, 455 Webley, etc. ad nauseum and keep right on going in every case.

I put a 455 Webley right through the boiler room on one. When I tried to collect it, it out ran me, I never did catch up.

NONYA · « **Reply #20 on:** August 15, 2005, 08:30:31 AM »

i have killed them with one shot from a 22 lr,a 12 guage 2 3/4" #7,and my bow with a target tip,i dont know what kind of jackrabitts you have there but they must be way tougher than here in MT!lol

:-D

unspellable · « **Reply #21 on:** August 15, 2005, 11:00:18 AM »

My tough jacks were not here, they were in Utah and Idaho.

Here we have cottontails. They are easy to knock down. 22 LR seems to do it every time.

Rum River · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2005, 08:16:32 AM »

As the story goes:

A newby trapper to Alaska asked an old-timer how tough a wolverine is.

"Well, if I find a wolverine has gotten into one of my traps, the first thing I do is back off about 100 yards, for safety sake. Then I empty the contents of my .30-30 into the wolverine. Then I leave. If, when I come back the next day, he hasn't moved, I go up and skin him out."

unspellable · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2005, 10:05:12 AM »

A lion was out for a walk with his girlfriend when they came upon a gazelle. Seeking to impress his girlfriend, the lion roared, Who is the king of the beasts?

In a quavering voice the gazelle replied, You are sir, you are!

A mile or so farther on they came upon an antelope. Again, the lion roared, Who is the king of the beasts?

In a quavering voice the antelope replied, You are sir, you are!

After another mile or two they came upon a jackal. Again, the lion roared, Who is the king of the beasts?

In a quavering voice the jackal replied, You are sir, you are!

On their way back, they came upon an elephant. Again, the lion roared, Who is the king of the beasts?

The elephant uttered not a word, but seized the lion, slammed him against a tree three or four times, dropped him and went his way.

For the next 100 yards or so the lion, somewhat the worse for wear, walked beside his girlfriend in silence. Finally he said to her, Just because he didnt know the answer was no reason to get so mad!

TOMMYY01 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 22, 2005, 08:33:01 PM »

If you said wolverine, you are right! Pound for pound they are the most ferocious animal on the planet! A 55 pound wolverine has been known on a few occasions to kill a mt. lion in excess of 130lbs. :eek:
tommy

longwalker · « **Reply #25 on:** August 23, 2005, 06:09:51 AM »

My experience would be raccoon. To be more correct a sick raccon. Two experiences. First about 9:00 am in December I am laying out in a field pass shooting geese. My 12 year old son tells me there is a raccon coming toward us. I wasn't paying attention and he telles me again the raccon is prtty close. Sure enough about 20 feet away comes the raccon. two loads of 12 gage 3 inch magnun loaded with BBB. The first was at about 10 feet not much pattern at that distance. The second was even closer. One would think he would go down easy. But he held on growing for a while longer.

The next encounter was deer hunting. About noon time we were walking back to the truck for some lunch when we see a raccon walking across a cut soybean field toward us. My buddy takes aim and shoots the raccon. We hear the 158 grain hollow pint hit. However forward progress is still being made. My son takes aim and hits the racoon between the two front legs flips him over and we think all done. Then the beast rolls over and starts hobbling over toward us again. I take aim and place a 240 grain hollow pint into the left shoulder spinning the racoon around and planting it on it's side. Approaching the interloper I notice it is still alive and growling baring it's teeth and trying as had as it can to get at me. I stepped back a ways and put one into it heart. game over.

From now on I consider any nocturnal critter out during the day to be more that fair game. They are considered armed and dangerous.

longwalker

wareagleguy · « **Reply #26 on:** August 23, 2005, 07:01:47 AM »

My WIFE !!!

140 lbs of pure evil and can shoot too.

Hooker · « **Reply #27 on:** August 24, 2005, 02:54:37 AM »

If we are talking toughest not meanest Unspellable has it right.
I've seen jackrabbits shot to hell and gone and still running.

Savage .250 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 25, 2005, 10:04:03 AM »

Toughest animal pound for pound?? That`s easy.
A "wife" when she is having a visit from her "special" friend.
Even a yes dear won`t save your azz. Best course of action is to stay
low and mumble.

" The best part of the hunt is not the harvest but in the experience."

nealglen37 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 14, 2005, 02:24:09 PM »

toughest.............................................a Donkey or Mule..............what other animal on earth could carry its own body weight............day in and day out..................month after month.