Bobcats and Bells

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

And you KNOW when there are bobcats around since they have little bells in
their droppings....

Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com wrote:

>      Just to be on the safe side, it wouldn't hurt to wear a bell when
>      riding at night in hilly country in the Southeast.  Bobcats routinely
>      take down much bigger prey than rabbits, and have been known to attack
>      horses when they or their litters are threatened.
>
>      Not to mention coyotes, who are a lesser threat, but one that
>      shouldn't be taken lightly.
>
>      I will agree that the biggest threat are humans, though.  With all the
>      talk of bells, it occurred to me that it wouldn't really hurt to carry
>      one of those police whistles to scare off ANY species of attacker.
>
>      Kenzie & Zane
>      Birmingham, AL
>
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> Subject: RC: Re: riding in the dark
> Author:  "Rides 2 Far" <rides2far@juno.com>
> Date:    10/8/99 7:17 PM
>
>  I heard a wild cat at longstreets this year(sure he sounded
> >>cool)but I have heard that an animal will go the other way at an
> >unfamiliar >sound.
>
> Here in the Southeast I assume that was a bobcat.  Of all the animals
> I've seen while riding, they're the most elusive.  Not to mention small.
> Don't think anything bigger than a rabbit need worry.  I'm perfectly
> happy to stay in the East where the bears are black and the cats are
> small.  You guys out west can guard the "true wilderness".  The only
> animal I'm scared of in the woods round here is a human.
>
> Angie
>
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