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I've had lots of experiences of the close up and personal with
bears, also. Was trapped in a UP outhouse for several hours
while one traipsed around outside...was one of the high points of
my life (NOT...even 3 minutes in a primitive outhouse is 3 too
many...)....
That wasn't a bear--that was just Marv.

Max
snort coulda been...he still cooped up in his floating xodo?
Now he has a 15' Boston Whaler with a 60hp 4-stroke outboard. He
and Roni spend a lot more time on that than on the 42. Or didn't
you know they bought a 42 footer?

Max
Yeah..they bought that the year before we left Crosswinds...surprised
it hasn't turned into something else by now...she rally took the
"sailor" right out of him...
He still sails, often with us, but occasionally on his boat. But the
Whaler is a new wrinkle for him. I'm worried about that.

Max
She's been rooting for a trawler for at elast the last 10 years, ya
know...

No, I didn't know. And we spend a lot of time with them. But it
doesn't surprise me.
Would it surprise you that my wife and I are considering a Maine
lobster-type boat? Trawlers are okay, but more space than we need.
Further the lobster boat can go under most closed bridges while
something with a flybridge has to wait for an opening. Better on the
ICW, for example.

Max
Nah...doesn't surprise me...after all, you're an ex-motorboater...

Yup. I've never referred to myself as a sailor or a powerboater--just a
boater. We have kayaks and a Kevlar canoe, too. Nothing quite like being
attacked by a mute swan when kayaking through the swamp below the old
Bakery.

Max

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Mute swans have become a problem in the Midwest this year. They have
proliferated to the point that there are insufficient "territories" for the
mated pairs. Mute swans are highly territorial, willing to fight all
interlopers who enter their space, especially when mated (they mate for
life) and have signets present. I've watched them chase jet skiers (yeah!)
and swimmers all over the place. The DNRs for both Michigan and Indiana are
considering allowing hunters to shoot a limited number of them. There have
been recorded episodes in which the swans have kept swimmers from reaching
shore, almost drowning two children. And several jet ski riders or
passengers have been knocked off their machines with minor injuries. At
least one dog has been drowned by a mute swan in Michigan. The birds can
weigh up to 39 lbs. and have a wingspan of nearly 6'. We aren't seeing many
Canada geese this year, probably because the swans are driving them away
from our lake.

They don't bother me all that much, at least not when I'm carrying a
double-ended paddle when kayaking. Makes an excellent swan-repeller.

Max

Yeah, but you used to be a power boater! :-)

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Mute swans have become a problem in the Midwest this year. They have
proliferated to the point that there are insufficient "territories" for
the mated pairs. Mute swans are highly territorial, willing to fight all
interlopers who enter their space, especially when mated (they mate for
life) and have signets present. I've watched them chase jet skiers
(yeah!) and swimmers all over the place. The DNRs for both Michigan and
Indiana are considering allowing hunters to shoot a limited number of
them. There have been recorded episodes in which the swans have kept
swimmers from reaching shore, almost drowning two children. And several
jet ski riders or passengers have been knocked off their machines with
minor injuries. At least one dog has been drowned by a mute swan in
Michigan. The birds can weigh up to 39 lbs. and have a wingspan of nearly
6'. We aren't seeing many Canada geese this year, probably because the
swans are driving them away from our lake.

They don't bother me all that much, at least not when I'm carrying a
double-ended paddle when kayaking. Makes an excellent swan-repeller.

Max