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[at-l] Rabies & hiking



At 04:19 PM 6/8/2005 -0400, Leslie Booher wrote:
>The problem that crossed my mind was what to do other than swing at an 
>attacking animal with my hiking sticks.  Maybe I'll just ponder it as I hike.
>
>Joan
>********************
>
>Never swing with a stick.  Poke with it.  That's Louis Lamour's advice in 
>all of his novels, but I think it's good advice.  Remember: POKE.  It does 
>more damage.  anklebear

True with a carbide tipped stick. A solid whack on the side of the head is 
probably better than a poke with a rubber crutch tip though.