tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post431022269365892655..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Crazy Left Coast Story of the Day SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71390238323592226692018-08-19T23:04:24.193-04:002018-08-19T23:04:24.193-04:00Which reminds me, I also knew a renn faire guy who...Which reminds me, I also knew a renn faire guy who took a 6' section of 1" black pipe, built it up with Bondo© until it looked like lumpy wood, them painted it until it looked absolutely wood-like, and clear-coated the heck out of it.<br /><br />For bonus points, he had a spear haft with cross-brace welded onto a threaded pipe end, which he carried in a sheath on his hip, to fit the hidden screw-off tip of the staff, and at which point (forgive the unintended pun) he had the most brutally efficient boar spear you ever saw.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-32460541052091374442018-08-19T22:58:17.532-04:002018-08-19T22:58:17.532-04:00Speaking of "getting the point", anyone ...Speaking of "getting the point", anyone who carries a walking stick/staff, short or long, and hasn't added one of these to the bottom "to ensure your stability while walking" is a little cray-cray:<br /><br />https://www.museumreplicas.com/butt-cap-for-greek-spear<br /><br />And of course, it's there to help you on slippery ground, don'cha know...<br /><br />Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-38897620097029238632018-08-19T01:23:38.063-04:002018-08-19T01:23:38.063-04:004-5' long walking sticks of a good hard, flexi...4-5' long walking sticks of a good hard, flexible wood or plastic material work real well. No one sees a quarterstaff as a weapon, and you can whip the far tip hard enough, using a two-handed grip, to crush a deer's skull, let alone a dog's skull. Stand-off distance is a good thing.<br /><br />"It's not a threat, it's just a stick..." said Little John. (no, not really, but you get the point, right?)<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-77397520896983420662018-08-19T01:18:09.074-04:002018-08-19T01:18:09.074-04:00There is also the Coywolf, yes, a cross between co...There is also the Coywolf, yes, a cross between coyotes and wolves. About the size of German Shepherds, all the evil intelligence of a wolf (circling back around to attack from the rear, going for ripping out the guts and eating the victim alive and so forth, you know, friendly wolf tactics) and all the non-fear of humans of many coyotes.<br /><br />Damned greenies. Ought to feed them all to the wolves and then shoot the wolves.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-2223694447839303722018-08-18T13:12:23.155-04:002018-08-18T13:12:23.155-04:00I was not aware of them either till I saw a wolf l...I was not aware of them either till I saw a wolf looking animal across the pasture. size of a German Shepard, gray in color, solid all over. Not like the little dun colored mangy coyotes. 25 years ago my little daughter played outside by herself- I would not do that today, the population of coyotes and cougars has increased to where it does not seem safe anymore for a child. We live in a mix of woodlands, pasture and homes, lots of fringe habitat, perfect for deer and their predators. ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-1970938419987900942018-08-18T12:15:23.179-04:002018-08-18T12:15:23.179-04:00Thank you for reminding me of metal batons. For th...Thank you for reminding me of metal batons. For the smaller threats like dogs, it makes a lot more sense to use one of those than to waste precious bullets.Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-9955750430200296272018-08-18T11:52:31.297-04:002018-08-18T11:52:31.297-04:00I hike in the woods daily and live about 200 miles...I hike in the woods daily and live about 200 miles South of this event. I see mountain lion tracks, bear and coyote tracks. I carry a gun. I don't want to shoot any animal but will in a split second to protect myself and that would include wolves. Ironically my biggest problem is dogs. Haven't shot any yet but came close once. I had two rocks and it took two to get the dog to back off. Once a very large Rottweiler came at me. I knew the dog was usually fenced in but someone left the gate open. He was about 30 feet from me coming full speed. I had a collapsable metal baton in my pocket and when I deployed it with a metallic clang the dog skidding to a stop and trotted back home. Since then I have carried a gun Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-66379228973414849472018-08-18T11:28:35.550-04:002018-08-18T11:28:35.550-04:00Lots of great comments.
The paper I linked to a...Lots of great comments. <br /><br />The paper I linked to about the myth of harmless wolves has a really great paragraph on using wolves' intelligence as a tool to teach them to avoid humans and reduce the likelihood of attacks on people. It bears reading:<br />http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2017/06/excerpt-how-myth-of-harmless-wolves-was.html<br /><br />I was unaware of the coyote/domestic dog hybrids, and that's a nasty complication. <br /><br />As Beans said, "<i>Mother Nature isn't a kind lady, not at all.</i>" In fact, I think it's fair to reword that as "Mother Nature wants you dead". <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-88518377656987214192018-08-18T10:02:05.980-04:002018-08-18T10:02:05.980-04:00The current populations of Introduced wolves have ...The current populations of Introduced wolves have NO FEAR OF HUMANS. A wolf population that had been allowed to come back naturally would. That woman was really lucky the tree was there and her radio worked. The response of the feds is no surprise to me. Federal employees cannot carry weapons on duty unless they are trained in their use. Sooner or later humans are going to be attacked and eaten. But the feds will say it is the humans fault. Just wait and see.Sabre22https://www.blogger.com/profile/17380582645499051908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-76106929121090255462018-08-18T08:59:22.874-04:002018-08-18T08:59:22.874-04:00One more time:
It is your fine friends in "L...One more time:<br /><br />It is your fine friends in "Law Enforcement" who enable this. And they will do WHATEVER they are told, as long as that paycheck keeps comin' in.<br /><br />And for those of you who would "shoot the wolves", please understand that unless you SUCCESSFULLY practice the three S's - Shoot. Shovel. Shut up - those same fine "Law Enforcement" will show you the error of your ways. In a terminally corrupt "Legal" system.<br /><br />Make sure you're ready when pig hunting season opens.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-18530340429541567522018-08-18T04:06:50.487-04:002018-08-18T04:06:50.487-04:00An associated problem is the Coyote enhancement pr...An associated problem is the Coyote enhancement program created by mixing them with abandoned dogs. Take the attributes of the 'yote and add the size of large German Shepherds to make them a near urban threat. There is a pack that hunts the cattle ranch next door. The Alpha pair are very large G.Shepherd appearing animals that you would not want to meet late at night. Unlike wolves, Coyotes don't mind sharing territory with humans. That is a future recipe for trouble.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-68737628151069758052018-08-18T01:24:01.229-04:002018-08-18T01:24:01.229-04:00Someday we (they) are really going to regret re-in...Someday we (they) are really going to regret re-introducing wolves. It took a lot of effort and time to get rid of them the first time. Once they double in numbers a few more times the collisions with humans are going to be frequent and deadly. <br /> ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-5315228030031295832018-08-17T23:55:54.224-04:002018-08-17T23:55:54.224-04:00I'd have shot a wolf, and if they didn't g...I'd have shot a wolf, and if they didn't get the message, would have capped more until the pack was 'culled'. Then again, I believe in carrying WHENEVER I go outside in the wild - whether it's Downtown Los Angeles or up at the White Wolf Mine (and there are wolves in the wild there). To do less is to earn a Darwin Award.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-51184096621788612822018-08-17T23:37:03.630-04:002018-08-17T23:37:03.630-04:00If I was kin to the woman who was treed, Donny Mar...If I was kin to the woman who was treed, Donny Martorello <i>et al</i> at WDFW could look forward to going on the endangered species list this weekend. (And she still gets ten demerits for going off into the wildlands with nothing for protection but pepper spray.)<br /><br />And I promise they would "own that", via a .357 to the face.<br />If they could survive the full cylinder, I would take that as a sign God or good fortune was smiling on them, albeit minus eyes or teeth, for the most part.<br /><br />I'd just be acting defensively, you understand.<br /><br />In a fair universe, they'd be staked at the base of the same tree to demonstrate their theories. Pork chops in their pockets optional, but strongly recommended.<br /><br />It's high time these ecotards had skin in the game; specifically their own @$$#$.<br /><br />-AesopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-73751417009007862882018-08-17T22:33:50.724-04:002018-08-17T22:33:50.724-04:00There is an old Russian saying that basically goes...There is an old Russian saying that basically goes, "Toss the baby from the Troika" which literally means throw the least important person from the sleigh when the wolves are at bay. Substitute old folk if available. Seriously. It's a real thing.<br /><br />There's a show on History Channel called "Mountain Men" which is about, well, rugged people in mountainous regions. One of them, Tom Orr, an ex-rodeo clown (no, really) is constantly talking about how wolves have negatively affected wildlife populations, making it hard for subsistence hunters to subside on hunted meat. The wolves are devastating the Elk and Moose population where he is.<br /><br />Eco-idiots are just that. Idiots. Same idiots who make it illegal to shoot Mountain Lions in built-up areas or in defense of livestock.<br /><br />Mother Nature isn't a kind lady, not at all.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com