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Originally Posted by DatSOOKin
One doesn't need to think an animal will eat him to be fearful of it... if that's how you're trying to twist my words.
Were you were taught growing up how to act around every single type of wild animal in this type of situation? I highly doubt it, and if you were you are very fortunate.
Many, many people don't understand how to act around a moose- I think most people would group them with deer where driving a snowmobile at them would likely spook them off. And actually, most of the time the moose probably would be spooked off by the vehicle as my outdoor enthusiast brother tells me.
If I were in his shoes I would of just waited till the moose cleared instead of trying to scare it off. That was a mistake, but I don't think he should be charged for it - that just opens up the door for hikers to be charged for poaching when they have to kill a bear as its mauling them.
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You brought up the "prey" idea. Prey gets eaten. That's the whole idea. If that was somewhere in this guy's mind, as you suggested...
And no, I was not taught how to act around every wild animal. Nobody had to teach me to stay away from a wild animal that outweighs me by 800 pounds. Some things just come naturally.
ANYWAY, like you said, he made a mistake, and due to that mistake, he had to do something which (I would hope) is illegal, wherever the hell he is. Why not charge him with whatever is applicable? He put himself in that position.
Believe me, I wish the "I did something dumb, and then I had to do something dumber to try to get out of it" line of defence actually worked, but it doesn't.