I received my permit when I moved to the woods. The Sheriff asked me, when applying for the permit why I wanted to carry a weapon. I explained that I was moving out in the country and possibility come across a wild animal that was not to friendly. He told me to be more worried about the two legged animals than the four legged ones. He said the four legged ones were more frightened of me than me of them. But the two legged ones are unpredictable.