PS Bob also said: <<<My conclusion is that though I have never been attacked by one, I treat them as dangerous and if attacked I would sacrifice a paddle to defend myself. Also I carry a tekna knife on my PFD for such emergencies. Hopefully I will never be in such a situation.>>> I forgot to mention that I carry a big divers knife, with a sharp point, specifically "just in case." It might be "overkill," but that seems a better option to "underkill." Interestingly, a man defended his life with a pocket knife near Port Hardy a few weeks ago. He successfully killed an attaking cougar, and is now undergoing restorative surgery. It was headline news around here. (I've been on holidays, so this may have come out on PW recently, but I'm behind on the digests). DL *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Aug 24 2002 - 21:02:59 PDT
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