[pct-l] Bambi, the fearless? Re: Animal attacks

[Rick Genter]

I notice that in each case cited, it was a buck. The deer that  
wandered into our camp was a doe, and there were 9 of us camping  
together. I think with a buck we would have been a bit more cautious.  
Still...

On Jun 9, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Hernandez wrote:

> Apparently some of those dear critters go a bit beyond fearlessness  
> when approached by humans, who end up the worse for wear:
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-01-deer-attacks_x.htm
> or Google "deer attacks"
>
> Cheers,
> Numael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Genter" <rick.genter at gmail.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Animal attacks
>
>
>> I was camping with a group up in the Trinity Alps region (Lower  
>> Canyon
>> Lake) and while we were eating dinner a deer came into our camp and
>> started picking away at various pieces of clothing people had out.
>> This thing was fearless; one of our group walked right up to it and  
>> it
>> only wandered off when he got within about 8 feet. If you're in that
>> region, watch your clothes and your pack.
>> --
>> Rick Genter
>>
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