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My family lacks any firearms license or training whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought (Canadian Tire, Home Hardware)

fend off wild dangerous animals? Particularly coyotes, wolves, bears and snakes? Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles. Are pistols less effective than rifles?

Whilst leaf peeping in Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on multiple cougars to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own. Our power in numbers and air horn scared these coywolfs away!

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How effective are Air (1) Pistols and (2) Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, against dangerous animals?

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