[at-l] Re: at-l Digest, Vol 3, Issue 23

[cwfrank at surry.net (Charles Frank)]

The score in NC for 2002/2003 was Humans-1485, Bears-0.
This according to NC Wildlife Resources Commission was the number of bears
reported "harvested" by hunters.

From: "Felix" <AThiker@smithville.net>
To: "AT-list" <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: at-l Digest, Vol 3, Issue 23


> Jim Lynch wrote:
>
> > Hmm, don't want to be undiscerning or, heaven forbid, obtuse, but
> > exactly what thoughts are we supposed to think about this?  I would
> > conclude that we clearly need to do away with vending machines (at
> > least the toppling kind!).  But I may be missing a sub-tile nuance!
> >
> > Jack wrote:
> >
> >> I was just reading an interesting statistic about bears. (I think in
> >> the latest issue of National Geographic Adventure)
> >>
> >> "Bears kill about 5 people per DECADE; about the same number killed
> >> by toppling vending machines per YEAR."
> >
>
> Did the article go on to say that there are also 3 bears killed a year
> by toppling vending machines?  (Does this mean that we're gonna have to
> start 'vending bagging' our foodbags???)
>
> -- 
> Felix J. McGillicuddy
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>
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