On 8/16/13 2:26 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:22:58 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 8/16/13 12:15 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:24:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...all the bears, so humans can walk through the bears' habitat without
encountering any bears.
How would you feel if the bear was at your house?

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/23143149/...i#.Ug5P5KyndQY

or coyotes

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/23153030/...-dogs-in-ocala


We don't have bears or coyotes wandering around here, although there
have been a couple of people reporting "small bears" in the woods around
their houses...but no verification.

I would not be surprised if you get coyotes. They are working their
way into suburban areas all over the country.
The same with bears.
I guess the question is how you would handle it.

Oh, and out at the national park, the people were in the bears' house.

I have seen bears hiking. We just went the other way.


On our hikes near the Shenandoah, we encounter all sorts of critters,
and have seen what may be bears (they tend to stay off the trails), and
there have even been reports of mountain lions (again, unverified), but
there is no question there are packs of feral dogs out there, which is
why we carry sidearms.

So you are OK shooting dogs. I figured you had some blood lust if we
dug deep enough.


I wouldn't shoot feral dogs out there unless they were about to attack
us. Most critters one encounters in the wild are pleased to head the
other way, and smart humans do that, too. Feral dogs are different.