Re: [Paddlewise] Hippos don't eat you!

From: Gary J. MacDonald <garyj_at_rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 14:40:14 -0500
Robert MacDonald wrote:
> And after all, most animal attacks, including bear attacks, are more territorial/defensively motivated rather than hunting activity.  Around here, in the middle of prime grizzly country, we are more likely and just as afraid of stumbling across a moose having a bad day as a bear.

I used to know an old Warden who had grown up in the woods.  Tourists often 
asked if he had ever been treed by a bear.  His response:  "Nope!  But I've 
been treed by a moose.  Twice!"

GaryJ
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