Re: the reported bear attack
 

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Re: the reported bear attack
 

http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/lion_attacks_ca.html

> http://cougarinfo.com/attacks3.htm
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Re: the reported bear attack
 

http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/lion_attacks_ca.html

> http://cougarinfo.com/attacks3.htm
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Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
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> In article <Vw_1g.70$Wx4.18693@news.uswest.net>,
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote:
>
>> thing more appealing to me than shooting a wolf is shooting a cougar.
>
> Why? You gonna eat it?

nope. im gonna make sure it never eats again.

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Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
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> In article <Vw_1g.70$Wx4.18693@news.uswest.net>,
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote:
>
>> thing more appealing to me than shooting a wolf is shooting a cougar.
>
> Why? You gonna eat it?

nope. im gonna make sure it never eats again.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://InlineDiesel.com
http://BighornRefrigeration.com
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com

Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
news:moomesa-9F8C33.01033821042006@cnews.newsguy.com...
> In article <Vw_1g.70$Wx4.18693@news.uswest.net>,
> "Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote:
>
>> thing more appealing to me than shooting a wolf is shooting a cougar.
>
> Why? You gonna eat it?

nope. im gonna make sure it never eats again.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://InlineDiesel.com
http://BighornRefrigeration.com
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com

Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
news:moomesa-D99FE6.01000421042006@news.fnbnet.net...
> Me too. But I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.
> My yard is 700+ acres. Dangers are numerous.

same could be said of your house.......bathtubs kill more people per year
than rattlesnakes so why not let rattlesnakes in your house? thats using
the same logic i quoted from you.


> Rattlesnakes are a reality here, as are
> bad bulls, rabid skunks, black widows, brown recluses and barb wire

sounds like a nice place! ;-)


> Besides, rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal.

they are when it involves small children. i nearly stepped on one in '04
http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1599 to his credit he
didnt want to bite me.


> Both my grandfather and my Bro-in-law have been bitten by black
> widows, and they suffered FAR longer and worse effects than my mother or
> dog. My best friend has been bitten by a brown recluse

i kill those too. :-)


> Perhaps we
> should fill in the big hole, instead, because it's dangerous?

not a realistic comparison.


> No, these animals have their place in the world, killing it would serve
> no purpose. I'm not afraid of the snake, neither is my son, we prefer to
> RESPECT it.

please tell me we arent talking tim treadwell type "respect" here. :-)

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://InlineDiesel.com
http://BighornRefrigeration.com
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com

Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
news:moomesa-D99FE6.01000421042006@news.fnbnet.net...
> Me too. But I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.
> My yard is 700+ acres. Dangers are numerous.

same could be said of your house.......bathtubs kill more people per year
than rattlesnakes so why not let rattlesnakes in your house? thats using
the same logic i quoted from you.


> Rattlesnakes are a reality here, as are
> bad bulls, rabid skunks, black widows, brown recluses and barb wire

sounds like a nice place! ;-)


> Besides, rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal.

they are when it involves small children. i nearly stepped on one in '04
http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1599 to his credit he
didnt want to bite me.


> Both my grandfather and my Bro-in-law have been bitten by black
> widows, and they suffered FAR longer and worse effects than my mother or
> dog. My best friend has been bitten by a brown recluse

i kill those too. :-)


> Perhaps we
> should fill in the big hole, instead, because it's dangerous?

not a realistic comparison.


> No, these animals have their place in the world, killing it would serve
> no purpose. I'm not afraid of the snake, neither is my son, we prefer to
> RESPECT it.

please tell me we arent talking tim treadwell type "respect" here. :-)

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://InlineDiesel.com
http://BighornRefrigeration.com
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com

Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
news:moomesa-D99FE6.01000421042006@news.fnbnet.net...
> Me too. But I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.
> My yard is 700+ acres. Dangers are numerous.

same could be said of your house.......bathtubs kill more people per year
than rattlesnakes so why not let rattlesnakes in your house? thats using
the same logic i quoted from you.


> Rattlesnakes are a reality here, as are
> bad bulls, rabid skunks, black widows, brown recluses and barb wire

sounds like a nice place! ;-)


> Besides, rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal.

they are when it involves small children. i nearly stepped on one in '04
http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1599 to his credit he
didnt want to bite me.


> Both my grandfather and my Bro-in-law have been bitten by black
> widows, and they suffered FAR longer and worse effects than my mother or
> dog. My best friend has been bitten by a brown recluse

i kill those too. :-)


> Perhaps we
> should fill in the big hole, instead, because it's dangerous?

not a realistic comparison.


> No, these animals have their place in the world, killing it would serve
> no purpose. I'm not afraid of the snake, neither is my son, we prefer to
> RESPECT it.

please tell me we arent talking tim treadwell type "respect" here. :-)

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://InlineDiesel.com
http://BighornRefrigeration.com
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com

Re: the reported bear attack
 

"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
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> Didn't you have a white Christmas a couple years back? We did!

There was about a quarter inch of some sort of white stuff on the ground...
I hear they call it 'snow'... <grin>

Only happens ever 20 years or so around here... I don't think I let the dog
come into the garage for that one...