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A Usenet persona calling itself Grip wrote:
Well it was a knock on paddling flat water after all, and to be honest everyone I boat with here in the East for the most part are very very considerate of land owners wishes, and if an access issue, permission is always asked first and honored if refused. This also goes for respecting fishermen possibly encountered while sharing streams. Good for you! I think that's probable true of most boaters, but I spar with the zealots who don't give a damn about anything but their own pleasure. As for the Eagles, it's totally beyond me, and remember I have no idea of the circumstance you're speaking of, how paddling past a nest, which are usually very high up could possibly do harm. We're not talking fumes from noisey gas+oil motors here. So what? It's simply a fact that human presence and activity in wildlands causes wildlife disturbances. The research has been done, and the results are in. I see a nesting pair almost every time I paddle a local stream, and on more than one occaision see one or the other perched and ripping a fish apart (yummy) paying me\us no heed. Take care..... As long as it remains that way, you're fine. But again, you cannot generalize about eagle behavior. Each pair is different, and the amount of human presence they will tolerate is likewise different. But you evade answering the questions, which we And if it were class IV water? How would that justify harming (even potentially) a protected species? Are you so selfish that you truly believe that absolutely nothing ought to be allowed to impede your ability to boat wherever you want, whenever you want? If not, under what circumstances WOULD you agree to voluntarily avoid a specific area? -- Regards, Scott Weiser "I love the Internet, I no longer have to depend on friends, family and co-workers, I can annoy people WORLDWIDE!" TM İ 2005 Scott Weiser |