Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.szaf.org!news.karotte.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: maus Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy Date: 11 Nov 2024 20:54:35 GMT Lines: 63 Message-ID: References: <7c5edef0-d4ec-a8fc-3f70-8ffa2a2b1df0@example.net> <2132040480.752628420.877076.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <10a1e4fa-c029-1ce7-173f-da67ddf34c16@example.net> <8389f094-f7c0-44ef-e36e-c79cd876a752@example.net> X-Trace: individual.net H7259BnlqDzCipUs7xbD6Ao8kkmb7+9QjL4Gy3/oYAQ7ntof4s Cancel-Lock: sha1:wSy/UqPDKQvNcuAofXu4zUJBgBE= sha256:atGNrI9plMljl/xiZaA0A/Jlk1wdprnWK6fCYPOykno= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Bytes: 3982 On 2024-11-11, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 10/11/2024 21:17, D wrote: >> >> >> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:18:57 +0100, D wrote: >>> >>>> If I moved there I sure would need a .357 Magnum do defend myself if >>>> those cats are loose! I'd better practice my quick draw! >>> >>> I've had several encounters with cats without bloodshed. They have a >>> profile for prey and I don't fit it. Mountain bikers and joggers fit the >>> fleeing prey envelope rather well. Small children are vulnerable. The >>> last >>> fatality in this state was in 1989, a 5 year old riding a tricycle. >>> >>> Not to anthropomorphize but in my encounters we made eye contact and >>> eventually went our separate ways. My feeling was the cat was curious >>> about this thing standing its ground and concluded it was another apex >>> predator best left alone. >> >> Wow! The only thing I remember having heard or read is, if meet bear, >> then try to appear huge and make some noise. Maybe it works on cats as >> well? >> >> I guess if you turn and run that might activate the hunting instinct in >> cats? >> >>> When there are too many around there's a hunting season. Most hunt them >>> with dogs. It's a balancing act. Reduce the cat population too much and >>> you wind up knee deep in elk. >> >> Mmmm... nice meat! >> >>> I sometimes carry a .357 when I'm in known grizzly territory although >>> it's >>> too light. The preferred weapon is a pump shotgun loaded with alternate >>> slug and buckshot rounds. afaik I've only encountered one grizzly and I >>> retreated with no problem. Many trailheads have signs describing >>> identifying grizzly versus black bears but many people assume a brown >>> bear >>> is a grizzly but black bears come in a variety of shades. >> >> > Most wild animals - and domesticated ones - will only attack if they > feel threatened, or they are very hungry. > > Why risk injury otherwise? > > Making yourself look scarier than you are works for hungry animals, but > not for those that already feel threatened. > > Bill Bryson's 'a walk in the woods' concludes a chapter on how to deal > with bears with > > 'Mostly bears don't attack. Sometimes they do'. > > They can when thinking that you are blocking their means of escape. greymaus