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From: J. Clarke on 1 Nov 2009 14:54 Sean_Q_ wrote: > J. Clarke wrote: > >> So let's see, someone looking at the grave of their parents a half a >> mile from Harvard is supposed to go armed and exercise situational >> awareness due to the danger of coyote attack? > > She was more than half a mile from an Ivy League university, though, > it was in a wilderness, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 950 sq km > of mountains, valleys, forests, waterfalls, rocky coastlines and > a tundra-like plateau known as the Cape Breton Highlands. [from WP] And those coyotes are different from the ones living a half a mile from Harvard in what way?
From: J. Clarke on 1 Nov 2009 14:57 sleazy wrote: > On 2009-11-01 12:52:11 -0500, Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> said: > >> sleazy wrote: >> >>> Gee, big ole mean wild animals bite and maul. Who'da thunk it? > <snip> >> However my friend who lives at the blueberry farm down there was >> threatened by a pack, right near his home. He was walking their dog, >> a poodle/maltese/something (a real coyote snack) when 6 of them >> ran right towards him from over the field. Luckily he was close >> enough to the house that he had time to grab the dog and make a run >> for the porch, a more defensible position because they couldn't >> surround him. They were well into his yard when they broke off >> the pursuit and retreated. >> >> * re pigeons -- I made the mistake of feeding one, and right away >> all his sisters and his cousins and his aunts figured they were >> entitled to a handout too and suddenly I was in the middle >> of a scene like Alfred Hitchcock's _The Birds_. >> >> SQ > > I've had one close encounter with a feral dog pack back about 20 years > ago while pheasant hunting in mid-Michigan. Fortunately, my hunting > buddy and I were carrying loaded shotguns and extra shells. There > were a few less when they figured out we were not going to roll over > and die for them. > > The only person responsible for keeping you alive is yourself. Always > remember that and take whatever precautions you feel necessary. My > primary objective is to come home every night in one piece. Try carrying a loaded shotgun a half a mile from Harvard though and you'll be in more danger from the police than from the coyotes.
From: J. Clarke on 1 Nov 2009 14:55 Sean_Q_ wrote: > J. Clarke wrote: > >> That attack could as easily have happened in Chicago or >> Boston or San Francisco-- > > However the expert said eastern coyotes are more aggressive > (and bigger) than in the West. Not that I'm anxious to try > and verify this in person... Last I heard Boston was in the East.
From: Twibil on 1 Nov 2009 15:06 On Nov 1, 7:00 am, Shantideva Spirit <macmi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, etc... And apparently not even to your own.
From: Sean_Q_ on 1 Nov 2009 15:21
J. Clarke wrote: > Sean_Q_ wrote: >> J. Clarke wrote: >> >>> That attack could as easily have happened in Chicago or >>> Boston or San Francisco-- >> However the expert said eastern coyotes are more aggressive >> (and bigger) than in the West. Not that I'm anxious to try >> and verify this in person... > > Last I heard Boston was in the East. Yeah, but I heard San Fransisco was in the West. SQ |