Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We've got them all over North Carolina, too. Never hit one with a car, but was bitten by a captive one 30 years ago;^) They have DIRTY mouths. I ended up with a nasty pasteurella cellulitis from it. Ric On Apr 6, 2007, at 1:52 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Jeffery Smith wrote: >> They are so reclusive, I have rarely seen one in the wild. In fact, I >> recall >> only seeing one in the wild. >> ========================= >> > You need to come to Natchitohes more often. They are common in the > Kisatchie Hills south of town. On two occasions Kathy has > encountered > them commuting on the Interstate. > > First time she narrowly avoided hitting one, and the second time she > connected to the tune of $800. Good thing it didn't scoop up > onto the > windshield. > > I came out with some metal shears to cut away fender so we could > drive the > car. We looked for not-so-Wiley and couldn't find it. He did > leave a tuft > of fur caught between the tire and rim. > > I've also seen them on the roadside (alive) in the hills just > North of > here. > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information