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I had read that if you wake up and there is a bat in your room that it is recommended to get the shots. You could have gotten bitten and not felt it and there may be no visible evidence of a bite. There has been several times that we've had a bat in our room at night. One time my wife woke up...

I don't think they were acting irresponsibly either, just the wrong place at the wrong time. That being said, there was a point in the video when I thought McDaniel had an opportunity to move further away from the situation but didn't. This could have made a difference.

If you decide to raise your seat there is a happy medium. This is where you have enough room to easily get your feet out but still be able to use your feet to lock yourself into the boat. You do this with the opposing forces of your bent toes on bottom of the canoe and your heel pushing up on...

Congratulations, that appears to be a very nice canoe. Prospectors are typically pretty stable, so you may be able to raise the seat just enough that your feet won't feel like they will get trapped, but not so much to make it tippy.

I found this out in seventh grade. We had a bat in the classroom that bit the brave guy who tried to catch it. The rest of the class took out our revenge on the bat by smashing it into oblivion. This prevented any testing for rabies and our classmate had to endure the rabies shots. I can see...

I could probably test this by myself too. I could probably find the CLR by locating the spot where a draw stroke perpendicular to the boat with the paddle blade parallel to the keel will create a perfect sideslip. According to the article on the peripatetic pivot point, this should move forward...

You could take a trip in the salt water areas of the Everglades where I don't think there are gators. They do have American Crocodiles though, but I don't believe there has been any fatalities yet. Costa Rica has the same crocodiles and they do have fatalities. I think I read that they become...

That is the bottom line. There are other variables too. While your COG will dictate how your boat is trimmed, boat movement is also affected how much you lean and any wind present.

When I first moved to Alaska my wife and I were on a ski trail waiting for a moose to get out of the way before we could go on. A guy came skiing up and said, "they're just like farm animals and they will get out of your way. He then banged his poles together to scare it, skied on and the moose...

I think rabies is on the rise. A guy was attacked by a black bear not far from me this winter that was captured on a doorbell camera. A neighbor came out and shot the bear which tested positive for rabies. About a week ago my neighbor came over to warn me about a rabid raccoon a couple doors...

About a week ago two guys were attacked by a beaver on Lake George, NY. Earlier this spring a boy was attacked on a New Jersey river, and this wasn't the only case in Jersey. In all cases authorities believe the beavers had rabies, I'm not sure if this was confirmed or not. At any rate I would...

The easiest fix would be to raise your seat enough that your feet will slide out easily. A higher seat will make sitting more comfortable too. You do need to make sure your boat is stable enough to allow you to do this. What boat are you paddling?

I've never noticed the difference speed has on where the pivot point is when it comes to sideslipping but I think it is something you adjust to with paddle placement and angle. If you are solo in a boat, the pivot point will be close to your body. When dead in the water, a draw perpendicular to...

I guess eagles killing heron is more common than I thought. I witnessed it last fall. Sometime you have a day like that when the wildlife is very active. As far as the loon eating that brook trout, in 35 years tripping in Ak. with loons being very common I had never seen one come to the surface...

My wife feels the same. She has been in Ak. for the past month, which is where our Malecite is. She had mentioned that we will be selling our canoes to a guy doing work on the house. He wanted the Malecite, but she told him "that one's not for sale. When I asked her why she wanted to keep it...