(meteorobs) Meteor Watching and Wild Animals

[Chris Peterson]

I'm outside at night all the time, in an area with cougars, bears, and 
coyotes. I've seen all of them. I don't remotely worry about attacks, which 
are vanishingly rare with any of these. I've never felt it necessary to take 
any special precautions or to arm myself.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Oesper" <oesper at mac.com>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:57 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Meteor Watching and Wild Animals


> The heartbreaking death of young Canadian folksinger Taylor Mitchell from 
> an extremely rare coyote attack this week makes me wonder what the risks 
> are watching meteors, alone, at night, on a lawn chair (prone and two feet 
> off the ground), in a remote area.  Are mountain lions, bears, wild dogs, 
> coyotes, etc. more likely to attack you in certain areas of the country 
> under those circumstances?  Have any of you had (or heard of) incidents, 
> and do you take precautions?  Recommendations?
>
> Just curious.
>
> One more thing to worry about, I guess.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> David Oesper