RE: [Paddlewise] Re.: reindeer speed in water and re.: paddle length

From: Richard Culpeper <culpeper_at_tbaytel.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:57:57 -0400
A friend and his brother were chased down the length of Pickle Lake in
Quetico by an amorous moose that responded to the brother's moose call.
Fortunately, it turned out that two strong paddlers in a recreational canoe
can out distance a swimming bull moose.  

-----Original Message-----

   I can honestly say that I'm not too worried about getting run down and
trampled by a caribou while paddling (well, maybe a little). However, I
would be terrified to be pursued by a polar bear or grizzly bear while
on the water. Has anyone ever measured their swimming prowess and lived
to tell about it?

Brad
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