[pct-l] Fw: ...and other critter stories

[Edward Anderson]

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From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
To: "mkwart at gci.net" <mkwart at gci.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] ...and other critter stories
  

HI Fireweed,
 
Yes, animals are also sometimes attracted to the salt.  I experienced that problem at Kangaroo Meadow north of Seiad Valley. In that case the deer were the problem. I had to hang everything in trees out of their reach.  You can see pictures of that in my slide show. There is a link on:       postholer.com/stockman  
 
Best Regards,
MendoRider-Hiker     
 

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 From: "mkwart at gci.net" <mkwart at gci.net>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:26 AM
Subject: [pct-l] ...and other critter stories
  
Animal encounters don't just center around food. I now store my pack 
inside my tent or in a garbage bag outside of the tent. Too many rodent 
nibbles on the straps to get salt are threatening to compromise the 
stitching. On the Colorado trail a squirrel actually cleanly chewed off 
a strap from my hiking pole that was stored next to my tent over night. 
It perched on a nearby log and greeted me as I emerged in the 
morning--probably waiting to see my reaction. It had also used the side 
of my tent as a trampoline the evening before. Other rodent practical 
jokes--on the AZT this year a rodent grabbed a teva type camp shoe away 
from my vestibule and abandoned it on the top of a rock about 25 feet 
away. Animals aren't dumb and I'm convinced that they get pissed off at 
us, but also have a sense of humor.
--Fireweed
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