Been screamed at by a pissed of BF when out alone and never was concerned. Two things that scare me are a broken ankle and this:
http://time.com/5207214/coyote-attack-brookville-pennsylvania/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=time.com&utm_campaign=ideal-media-internal-recirculation&utm_term=68856&utm_content=2206132
I dont carry for no reason other than lazyness but this is why you should. I do have my dogs (165 lbs or Husky and Shepherd) but not sure how they would react under these circumstances and if rabid I would not want them to engage anyway.