> > > I agree with your post. Many of us rely too much upon armchair > > > writers who express theory as compared to reality. The behaviour and > > > practices of the locals are always the best illustration and guide for > > > any specific region. > > > > Kindly back up you suggestion that Herrero is just an armchair > > writer. > > > > Local traditions based on superstition and other beliefs hardly > > constitutes knowledge. > > > > Mike Wasn't specifically targeting an author, rather speaking in general with regard to published material upon this topic. Species specific ethology can vary from one geographical region to another. This is only one area where local input and guidance can be invaluable. I am usually capable of discerning superstitition-based tradition from real world advice and comment. My statement, 'always the best', was a bit inclusive and would be better expressed as 'worthy of serious consideration'. Holmes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 27 Jun 2003 at 9:09, Holmes wrote: > Wasn't specifically targeting an author, rather speaking in general > with regard to published material upon this topic. Herrero was the only author specified by name. No other references have been given. Please keep the strawmen out of the discussion, as they don't contribute any value. > Species specific ethology can vary from one geographical region to > another. This is only one area where local input and guidance can be > invaluable. We're discussing bears and kayaking. Please provide a reference where bear behavior that is significant to our discusson has shown regional behavioral differences. In all what I've learned about bears, regional differences are insignificant. The only differences that are significant are whether the bear population is truly wild or whether they are habituated to humans in their territory. This, however, isn't a regional difference but a difference in contact. Bears that wander into Jasper tend to do the same things as bears that wander into Temagami, even though they're thousands of kilometers apart. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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