I can imagine the care you have to take. I showed my wife your photo and she
reminded me of the advice (1990) from the Yellowstone Park rangers, “curl up
and put your arms over your head to make it look too big to bite . . .”
Somehow that feels like a last resort.
Chris
C M I Barker | Gamlingay
> On 22 May 2020, at 18:51, Pearce, Wilfred via olympus
> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> BTW, where I stood to get this picture, the ground was all torn up by
> a bear looking for grubs or something. It's that time of year where we
> need to have pepper spray when you go out for a walk in the evening.
>
> Speaking of, there was another serious moose attack in the next
> subdivision over. A lady and her dog somehow managed to walk between a
> momma and her calf that were next to the sidewalk in the brush. She's
> in serious condition. Almost every year somebody gets attacked by a
> moose in that neighborhood.
>
> Our subdivision was built by a different developer who had more
> experience dealing with this type of situation down in Anchorage, so
> the paths are designed quite differently to allow for better
> visibility and space from the surrounding vegetation. That's a good
> thing because our moose are equally as aggressive, but we can see each
> other better and avoid. But they do come right up to the house and
> will drive our toy poodle nuts.
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