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Originally Posted by nostatic
Jeff, I'm not rabidly anti-hunting. It really isn't for me but I understand the attraction on various levels. My point is that saying that one needs to be prepared to shoot an elk in self-defense is somewhat silly...unless you're there to hunt it. And in that case yes, you better be prepared. But if someone is just out for a hike, I'd guess that the odds of a good elk goring are near zero.
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Yup, you are absolutely right. They are ridiculously easy to avoid. The rut only lasts a month, and most folks have to go seriously out of their way to even be around them. Those that live with them daily are, well... living in the wrong place. At least if they failed "rutting elk avoidance 101". It just ain't that hard. Folks that manage to get hurt by them pretty much bring it on themselves. Back to that Honda ad - "stupid hurts"...