"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:20:02 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:


I haven't seen beaver or coyote or otter in my woods, but I have run
across bear tracks.

You mentioned that you have fox. An outdoorsman I know told me, you can
have fox or coyote, but not both. Apparently, coyote will kill foxes.
Bear are becoming quite common here and are a joy to see, but are a little
spooky to me. They have never shown any aggression to me, but neither do
they seem to fear me. I'm not used to that. I prefer wild animals,
especially large wild animals with big teeth, to fear me.

At 5:30 P.M. on Sept. 6, my neighbor, Dr. Jacqueline Perry, was killed and
her husband severely injured by a black bear. The bear stalked and killed
her and then mauled her husband as he tried to rescue her. The bear
stalked and leaped upon Jackie as she was near their campfire. Bears can
become too familiar with people as they equate people with food. They are
large wild animals and should be left alone as they can kill you very
easily.

Jim