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From: MikeWhy on 1 Nov 2009 16:46 "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:hckpc60u3d(a)news5.newsguy.com... > 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? An Ivy league education and undergrad dining halls. Canadian ancestry rather than US. How many urban maulings by coyotes are on record?
From: sleazy on 1 Nov 2009 17:47 On 2009-11-01 14:54:19 -0500, "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> said: > 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? The ones near Harvard have dinner reservations? -- sleazy 2001 BMW R1150GS 1988 Honda XR600R
From: sleazy on 1 Nov 2009 17:50 On 2009-11-01 14:57:15 -0500, "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> said: > 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. If I'm legally carrying in the city, the police ain't gonna see it. ;p The appropriate tool for the job and all that. -- sleazy 2001 BMW R1150GS 1988 Honda XR600R
From: don (Calgary) on 1 Nov 2009 19:36 On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:40:54 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >Dang, but I've never forgotten that. taught me something, too. Can't >remember what, but it was important. And I learned something. >Definitely. What an utter tosspot.
From: don (Calgary) on 1 Nov 2009 19:49
On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:24:24 -0800, Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: >don (Calgary) wrote: > >> I think her comment regarding the aggressiveness of the animals was >> qualified with "people have reported". That's a bit of a stretch from >> a definitive statement. Up until this incident I haven't seen any data >> supporting eastern coyotes are more prone to attacking humans than >> those in other areas. > >For me, "twice as large" and "more aggressive" translates directly into >"All the better to bite you, my dear!" > >SQ Once again with respect to aggressiveness she qualified her statement with "people have reported". You are welcome to ignore the distinction and continue drawing a false conclusion from the article. I will be on board with you once I can read some evidence they are more prone to attack humans that coyotes in other geographical areas..To date I just haven't seen any such evidence. |