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From: Bob Spidell via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 16:45:51 -0700
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re: "... I can't tell the difference on sight between a wolf and a 
coyote (and I don't think it'd matter anyway) ..."

It would.  Wolves are bigger, stronger and smarter than coyotes, and 
they hunt in packs.


On 4/2/2020 4:03 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk wrote:
> Eric,
>
> I don't know what the weather's like there, but I've never been able 
> to keep anything in my garage from rusting, long-term. Some of it just 
> rusts faster, some slower. If it was a handgun, and I was depending on 
> it, I don't think I'd leave it in the garage at all. Add to that the 
> concern that you might be on the other side of the garage when you 
> needed it and I might just be inclined to carry it while I was in 
> there, then bring it inside after.
>
> Of course now, for me, I'm just going to close the garage door. I 
> didn't even think about it before your email but I've got a pack of 
> what my neighbors say are wolves behind my house--I can't tell the 
> difference on sight between a wolf and a coyote (and I don't think 
> it'd matter anyway), but there are definitely a pack of them and they 
> like to howl at night and you can see them in the distance sometimes 
> before it gets too dark. I've always assumed they want nothing to do 
> with the house and I think they're neat to look at but am not 
> necessarily interested in getting better acquainted.
>
> I think now I'll be maintaining garage stuff with the door down. 
> Thanks for that.
>
> Scott
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:31 PM Bob Spidell via Shop-talk 
>
>     There was a photo going around years ago showing (what was left)
>     of a guy who was killed by a bear, but not before he emptied a .38
>     revolver into the bear.  It was pretty gruesome,  the bear ripped
>     him open and ate all his organs (but, surprisingly, left his
>     junk).  Rangers killed the bear and verified it was the culprit
>     from stomach contents.
>
>     So, if bears are a worry something more substantial than a .38
>     (dunno if it was a 'special') is called-for.
>
>
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    re: "... I can't tell the difference on sight between a wolf and a
    coyote (and I don't think it'd matter anyway) ..."<br>
    <br>
    It would.  Wolves are bigger, stronger and smarter than coyotes, and
    they hunt in packs.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/2/2020 4:03 PM, Scott Hall via
      Shop-talk wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="ltr">Eric,
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>I don't know what the weather's like there, but I've
            never been able to keep anything in my garage from rusting,
            long-term. Some of it just rusts faster, some slower. If it
            was a handgun, and I was depending on it, I don't think I'd
            leave it in the garage at all. Add to that the concern that
            you might be on the other side of the garage when you needed
            it and I might just be inclined to carry it while I was in
            there, then bring it inside after.</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>Of course now, for me, I'm just going to close the garage
            door. I didn't even think about it before your email but
            I've got a pack of what my neighbors say are wolves behind
            my house--I can't tell the difference on sight between a
            wolf and a coyote (and I don't think it'd matter anyway),
            but there are definitely a pack of them and they like to
            howl at night and you can see them in the distance sometimes
            before it gets too dark. I've always assumed they want
            nothing to do with the house and I think they're neat to
            look at but am not necessarily interested in getting better
            acquainted. </div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>I think now I'll be maintaining garage stuff with the
            door down. Thanks for that.</div>
          <div><br>
            Scott</div>
        </div>
        <br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">
          <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:31
            PM Bob Spidell via Shop-talk &lt;<a
              href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";
              moz-do-not-send="true">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
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            <div> There was a photo going around years ago showing (what
              was left) of a guy who was killed by a bear, but not
              before he emptied a .38 revolver into the bear.  It was
              pretty gruesome,  the bear ripped him open and ate all his
              organs (but, surprisingly, left his junk).  Rangers killed
              the bear and verified it was the culprit from stomach
              contents.<br>
              <br>
              So, if bears are a worry something more substantial than a
              .38 (dunno if it was a 'special') is called-for.</div>
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