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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
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>
>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.